Exercises | Physiotherapy for a meniscus lesion

Exercises

When treating a meniscus lesion, a large part of the physiotherapeutic treatment consists of various exercises aimed at restoring coordination, stability and strength to the knee joint. Stabilization of the standing leg Stand straight and upright on one leg. The other leg is in the air.

Keep the balance for 15 seconds, then change legs. To make the exercise more difficult, you can close your eyes during the exercise or stand on a shaky surface (e.g. a cushion). Stabilizing the knee joint Stand straight and upright on a smooth surface (tiles, parquet).

Place a towel under your healthy foot. Now push the towel backwards slowly and in a controlled manner with your foot, keeping your weight on your supporting leg. 10 repetitions.

Knee bends to strengthen the muscles Stand straight and upright. The legs are about shoulder width apart. Now go into the squat.

Make sure that your knees do not extend beyond the tips of your toes. With your back straight, stretch your buttocks backwards. 15 repetitions.

Improve the stretching Lie on your back. Place a towel roll under the damaged knee and adjust the healthy leg. Now pull your toes up and press your knee into the towel roll as if you wanted to bring the back of your knee to the floor.

Hold the tension for 10 seconds, then return to the starting position. 5 repetitions. More interesting exercises can be found under: Exercises for a meniscus lesion

1. Stabilizing the standing leg Stand straight and upright on one leg.

   The other leg is in the air. Keep the balance for 15 seconds, then change legs. To make the exercise more difficult, you can close your eyes during the exercise or stand on a shaky surface (e.g., a floor or a table).B.

   a pillow).

2. Stabilizing the knee joint Stand straight and upright on a smooth surface (tiles, parquet). Place a towel under the healthy foot. Now push the towel backwards slowly and in a controlled manner with your foot, keeping your weight on your supporting leg.

   10 repetitions.

3. Knee bends to strengthen the muscles Stand straight and upright. The legs are about shoulder width apart. Now go into the squat.

   Make sure that your knees do not extend beyond the tips of your toes. With your back straight, stretch your buttocks backwards. 15 repetitions.

4. Improvement of the stretching Lie on your back.

   Place a towel roll under the damaged knee and adjust the healthy leg. Now pull your toes up and press your knee into the towel roll as if you wanted to bring the back of your knee to the floor. Hold the tension for 10 seconds, then return to the starting position. 5 repetitions.