The Standing Terminal Knee Extension

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This exercise focuses on the final 15 degrees of knee extension which is performed primarily by the Vastus Medialis Oblique Muscle. It is a great Rehab exercise for the athlete who is ready to progress to more closed chain exercises but not quite ready to move away from all remedial exercises

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• VMO
• Vastus
• medialis
• Oblique
• Rehab
• exercises
• Knee
• strengthening
• quad
• Standing
• Terminal
• Extension

[Harris27SG]

Hey, I have patella tendonitis on my left knee.

Will this workout help me to strengthen my knee?

Please reply back ASAP

[AthletesEquation]

@Harris27SG many exercises that can help the recovery of patella tendonitis. The number one point in trying to recover from this overuse injury is to find the cause. Patella Tendonitis can be cause by several different issues ranging from Tight hips and ankles to lack of strength in the quads. In strengthening the quads you do need to be mindful of the volume and intensity that you use at it can impede healing and increase symptoms. That is why finding the root of the issue should is 1st

[AthletesEquation]

The Terminal Knee extension is great for rebuilding strength to the medial quad. There are many different forms of the terminal knee extension. The one demonstrated in the video is one of the easier variations and pretty much anyone can perform it. If you haven't done so already make sure that you are diagnosed with tendonitis by an Orhtopedist. Sometimes Patella tendonitis is a term thrown out to cover a range of issues.

[Tomatomaten]

Thank you for this vid, but why do you say you would do stretching?

Stretching wont help and it is a common myth

Source: saveyourself.ca/articles/stret­ching.php

[AthletesEquation]

@Tomatomaten Thanks for the comment and link to that article. I agree with much of that article. When I advocate stretching the ITB it is to help lengthen the connective tissue. The only way to do this is to break up adhesions with foam rolling or massage and implementing a tensile force along the length of line of pull of the ITB. Stretching on a hole should be left to after activity and is to put muscles on strength through full ranges of motion.

[AthletesEquation]

@Tomatomaten Most activities, sports and training do not put joints and muscles through full ranges of motion. By stretching post activities you ensure that you will not have muscle shortening and will help prevent connective tissue adhesions. It is my belief that the benefits of static stretching isn't for muscle tissue but rather connective tissue. There is much truth and myth to stretching on a whole and much of the research to study it is significantly flawed.

[Tomatomaten]

@AthletesEquation

Thanks for the response, you seem like a very credible person unlike many on the web. I will definetly follow your videos.

However, i can not find anymore info on the VMO on your website ?

[AthletesEquation]

@tsuna7 My best recommendation for you is to seek the advice of the physican who perform the surgery or physical therapist who did your rehabiliation.

[AthletesEquation]

@tsuna7 It is possible you are not quite strong enough to begin this exercise. Often after surgery the VMO is shut off via swelling and needs to have treatment by a Physical therapist or Athletic Trainer in the clinical setting to help get it firing again. I have seen it before with individuals after surgery unable to get a contraction of the VMO. By using some electrical stimulation of the muscle you can begin to get it to fire.