- Ankle
Exercise:
- Lie
flat in bed.
- Point
your toes toward the foot of the bed.
- Point
your toes toward your knee.
- Move
your ankle in a circle.
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- Knee
Isometric:
- Lie
on your back with the legs straight.
- Tighten
your thigh muscles thinking as you do so that you
are pushing your knee into the bed.
- Hold
the contraction for 5 counts and then release.
- Do this
5 times.
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- Buttock
Isometric:
- While
lying, squeeze your buttock muscles together for
a count of 5 and then release.
- Do this
5 times.
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- Hip Flexion:
- While
lying, slide the operated side foot up toward your
buttock and then slide back.
- Do this
5 times.
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- Knee
Extension:
- While
lying, place a rolled towel about the size of a
toilet roll under the knee.
- Then
contract your muscles so that the foot rises from
the bed.
- Hold
for a count of 5 and then release.
- Do this
5 times.
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