Knee Eccentric Strength Training

Dr. LaBelle Describes Eccentric strength training
Eccentric training 12 week program daily or a minimum of 2-3 times a week perform 3 sets of 12 reps
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[@glongshot]

Because your knee has already been injured, you should not drop deeply and back because it may worsen your knee injury. Instead one should drop a little (bent both knees a little) and keep it for minutes, several times a day.

[@TheRehabAddicts]

As with any rehab program, an exercise will be a bit different for each patient, and some will simply not be acceptable for one's injury. In the case of eccentric training the belief and research describes dropping quickly, thus lengthening the tendon (causing a bit of strain, and discomfort), which is what helps to stimulate the healing process. Patients that have a severe knee injury can still try dropping quickly, and like you've suggested, should not drop so far into the squat. They are instructed to start with their feet closer to the wall and over time that motion should become easier, at which point they position their feet a bit further from the wall and continue with that motion until it too becomes comfortable and easy. Patients can do as you suggest and hold the position for several minutes (or as long as they can handle), or continue with squats as directed in the video. As with any exercise, this may not be for everyone and patients/individuals may require extensive manual therapy prior to beginning this exercise -- as directed at the beginning of the video, if this motion causes a lot of discomfort you are instructed to discontinue the activity (1:30). Thank you for the suggestions!

[@chenyang5448]

Should I drop slowly or stand up slowly?

[@TheRehabAddicts]

Generally the idea is that you drop quickly (though if you are feeling a lot of pain you shouldn't drop too deeply, until you are ready to progress -- you can bring your feet closer to the wall to make your squat a bit easier to start, as well), then you come out of the squat in a slow and controlled movement. I hope this helps and please let me know if you have any other questions.

[@chenyang5448]

Thanks!

[@TheRehabAddicts]

Any time! Good luck! :-)

[@Artman710]

Dude do you even realize that the cameraman is chopping your subjects legs off? He's supposed to be filming her knees!