Straight leg Raises

If you have a lower extremity injury or have had hip, knee, or ankle surgery, you may benefit from physical therapy to help you fully recover.

Exercises may be prescribed to improve the mobility of your leg. The straight leg raise exercise is one of the physical therapy staples that can help improve your lower extremity strength and help improve your function related to walking.

1. Sit or lie down on your back
2. Bend the knee of your non-affected leg to a 90-degree angle keeping your foot flat on the floor.
3. Tighten the muscles on your affected leg or straight leg by trying to contract your quadriceps muscles.
4. Keep your quadriceps muscles tightened, and then slowly lift the affected leg off the floor. it should be around in full range, approximately 15–18cm. it can be varied patient to Patient.
5. hold the leg off.
6. slowly down the affected leg to the floor.
7. Relax and repeat. repetition may vary. ask your Physiotherapist for the workout repetition.

Originally published at https://stayfitwithand.blogspot.com on January 14, 2020.