Knee physiotherapy exercises
308 physiotherapy exercises for the knee, each with an illustration, audio instructions, sets, reps and progressions. Filter by goal below, or open them in Physia to build a personalised home exercise program in seconds.
Strengthening (202) · Mobility (19) · Motor control (67) · Stretching (10) · Balance (10)
Strengthening — Knee
Active Locking in Knee Extension with Finger Feedback
Active Quadriceps Contraction with Hand Feedback
Alternating Jump Lunges with Ladder
Alternating Lunges with Jumps
Assisted Deep Squat
Assisted Deep Squat with TRX
Assisted Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening
Assisted Single-Leg Deadlift
Assisted single-leg squat with TRX
Assisted Unipodal Squat
Backward Lunge with Towel Slide
Backward Running with Resistance Band
Band-Resisted Knee Flexion and Extension
Bodyweight Leg Curl (Leg Curl)
Bridge with Hamstring Strengthening
Captain Morgan with SwissBall
Controlled Jump Squat
Controlled Knee Dive
Controlled Knee Extension
Controlled Landing Jump with Kettlebell
Controlled Stair Climbing
Controlled Stair Descent for Knee Strengthening
Controlled Step-Down for Quadriceps Strengthening
Deadlift for Knee Strengthening
Deadlift with Oscillations and Rotations for Knee Strengthening
Deep single-leg squat with TRX
Depth Jump (Plyometric Depth Jump)
Depth jump with slow landing
Dynamic Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening
Dynamic Glute Bridge with Ball Between Knees
Dynamic Glute Bridge with Knee Flexion
Dynamic Hamstring Strengthening on the Inner Track
Dynamic Hamstring Stretch
Dynamic lateral step run
Dynamic Lunge for Knee Strengthening
Dynamic step running
Dynamic Step Up with Jump
Eccentric Gliding with Trunk Rotation
Eccentric hamstring curl with internal rotation
Eccentric Hamstring Curl with TRX
Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening for Sprint (Nordic Hamstring)
Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening on Swiss Ball
Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening with Load, Hip Flexed at 90°
Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening with Resistance Band
Eccentric Knee Flexion
Eccentric Quadriceps Strengthening with TRX
Eccentric single-leg squat to strengthen the quadriceps
Eccentric squat descent
Fake jump for knee strengthening
Forward Lunge with Dumbbells
Forward Lunge with Knee Extension
Forward Lunge with Knee Valgus Control
Forward Lunge with Trunk Rotation
Forward Lunges with Support
Forward/Backward Step Down for Knee Strengthening
Glute Bridge
Glute Bridge Hold
Glute Bridge on Heels
Glute Bridge with Semi-Tended Legs on Step
Glute Bridge with Specific Quadriceps Contraction
Good morning with trunk rotation
Hamstring Curl in Dorsal Bridge Position
Hamstring Curl in Prone Position
Hamstring Curl on Flowin
Hamstring curl on sliders
Hamstring Curl on Swiss Ball
Hamstring Curl on the Floor on Mat
Hamstring curl with dumbbell
Hamstring Curl with TRX
Hamstring Isometric Strengthening with Swiss Ball
Hamstring Muscle Wake-up in Prone Position
Hamstring strengthening in prone position
Isometric Abduction Squat
Isometric Bridge for Hamstrings
Isometric Chair with Slight Flexion at 30 Degrees
Isometric Hamstring Contraction with Bent Knee
Isometric Hamstring Strengthening at 90°
Isometric Hamstring Strengthening in Prone Position
Isometric Hamstring Strengthening in Prone Position with Resistance Band
Isometric Hamstring Strengthening with Elastic Band
Isometric Quadriceps Contraction Against a Wall
Isometric Quadriceps Contraction in Sitting Position
Isometric Quadriceps Contraction with Towel Under the Knee
Isometric Quadriceps Strengthening with Swiss Ball
Jump Over an Obstacle
Jump Squats with Ladder
Jumping Lunges
Jumping Lunges with TRX
Kettlebell Swing for Knee Strengthening
Knee Extension with Controlled Internal Rotation
Knee Extension with Elastic Band
Knee Extension with Trunk Stability and Ball Under the Knee
Knee Extension with TRX
Knee Flexion at 60 Degrees Press
Knee Flexion with Low Amplitude (Leg Curl)
Knee Flexion with Resistance Band in Supine Position
Knee Strengthening Dive
Knee strengthening slide exercise
Lateral Lunge
Lateral lunge with kettlebell stabilization
Lateral lunge with stick
Lateral step-up with dumbbells
Leg Extension on Machine
Leg Press
Lunge with Knee Stabilization
Lunge with Medicine Ball
Lunge with progressive flexion
Lying Hamstring Curl with Slow Eccentric Phase
Moderate treadmill running
Nordic Hamstring Curl
Nordic hamstring with abdominal bracing
Object pickup from the ground on one leg
Object pickup from the ground with knee flexion
Offset Feet Glute Bridge
Prone Knee Flexion with Resistance Band
Quadriceps Isometric Extension
Quadriceps Self-Massage with Foam Roller
Quadriceps strengthening with electrical stimulation
Quadriceps Strengthening with Plank
Rapid Plyometric Hurdle Jumps
Rapid Plyometric Jumps
Reverse Lunge
Reverse Lunge with Electro-stimulation
Reverse Lunge with Trunk Rotation
Reverse Nordic Curl
Reverse Pedaling on Stationary Bike for Knee Strengthening
Seated Knee Extension with Electro-stimulation
Seated Leg Extension
Semi-Extended Leg Glute Bridge
Single-arm kettlebell transfer
Single-leg Chair Squat
Single-leg chair with weight
Single-leg Dynamic Press
Single-leg Glute Bridge
Single-Leg Glute Bridge Hold
Single-leg glute bridge on heel
Single-leg Glute Bridge with Elevated Leg
Single-leg Glute Bridge with Semi-extended Leg
Single-leg Isometric Press
Single-leg Isometric Spanish Squat
Single-leg Isometric Squat
Single-leg Jump Squat
Single-leg Knee Extension in Standing
Single-leg press on Swiss Ball
Single-leg Spanish squat with elastic band
Single-leg squat on a 25° inclined plane
Single-leg squat on Bosu with three-directional movement of the opposite leg
Single-leg squat on unstable cushion
Single-leg squat with ball feedback
Single-leg squat with hold
Single-leg squat with knee stabilization
Single-leg squat with knee valgus control
Single-leg squat with weight
Sissi squat
Sliding Lateral Lunges with Towel
Slipped Eccentric Knee Extension with Ball
Slow Therapeutic Squat
Spanish Isometric Squat with Band
Split Squat Jump
Split squat on wall bars
Split squat with rear foot on Swissball
Squat at 30 Degrees
Squat at 60 Degrees
Squat with resistance band
Squat with shoulder abduction and elastic band
Standing Good Morning
Standing Hamstring Curl
Standing Hamstring Curl with Resistance Band
Standing Leg Curl with Leg Extended (Leg Curl Standing)
Stationary Bike Exercise for Knee Strengthening
Step down on a step
Step down with kettlebell
Step down with knee stabilization
Step up on a box
Step Up on a Step
Step up on box with elastic pull
Step up onto a box with dumbbells
Step up with hip abduction and backward pull
Step up with rear elastic traction
Step up/down on a step with electrostimulation
Step-up for Knee Strengthening
Stiff-legged deadlift with dumbbells or barbell
Supported Unilateral Squat on Box
Tight-Leg Plyometric Jumps
Treadmill walking for knee strengthening
TRX Squat
Unilateral Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening
Unilateral Eccentric Hamstring Strengthening on Swiss Ball
Unilateral Eccentric Knee Extension
Unilateral Eccentric Leg Curl
Unilateral Eccentric Leg Press
Unilateral Eccentric Squat on Inclined Plane
Unilateral Hip Lift
Unilateral Leg Extension
Unilateral Leg Flexion (Single Leg Curl)
Wall Sit (Isometric Chair Position)
Wall Sit with Load
Wall Squat with Swiss Ball
Wall-supported Sissi squat
Weighted Nordic Hamstring Exercise
Weighted Squat with Elevation
Wide and Narrow Leg Squats
Mobility — Knee
Active Knee Flexion and Extension Mobilization with Ball
Active Knee Rotation Mobilization
Active-assisted knee extension mobilization
Active-assisted knee flexion mobilization
Backward walking with knee extension
Bipodal Eccentric Landing
Bosu proprioception with ball feedback
Hamstring Self-Massage with Foam Roller
Jumping with a pause on the spot for knee control
Lateral jumps with stabilization
Multidirectional Patella Mobilization
Neurodynamic mobilization of the tibial nerve
Peroneal nerve neurodynamic mobilization in sitting position
Seated Knee Extension with Weights
Self-massage of the posterior knee with a ball
Standing Hamstring Stretch
Standing Quadriceps Stretch
Tandem Walking
Tight-Legged Plyometric Jumps
Motor control — Knee
45° Landing Jump onto Bosu
Alternating A-skips for Knee Motor Control
Bipodal eccentric landing with rebound
Bipodal forward/backward jumps
Bosu proprioception with ball release
Continuous on-the-spot jumps for knee motor control
Controlled 20-meter Sprint
Controlled B-Skips
Controlled Football Pass for Knee Control
Controlled hurdle jumps with low hurdles
Controlled Jumping in Place
Cutting and Direction Change Sprint
Diagonal on One Leg
Dynamic Box Jump
Dynamic Internal Hamstring Track Strengthening with Marker
Dynamic jump onto step for knee control
Jump landing with stick feedback
Jump with destabilization by the physiotherapist using a SwissBall
Jump with Landing in Squat
Jump with stabilization on ground marker
Jumping in place with triple flexion landing
Landing with Ground Stop
Lateral Bipod Jumps
Lateral jumps over low hurdles
Lateral jumps with postural control
Lateral lunge on Airex cushion with ball throw
Lateral Step Stabilization
Lateral Suicide for Knee Motor Control
Multidirectional destabilization jumps for the knee
Perpendicular Landing Jump onto Step
Platform Jumps with Stabilization
Proprioception Course for the Knee
Proprioception on Bosu with Physiotherapist-Induced Destabilization
Proprioception sprinter with arm movement
Rebound jumps with TRX for knee control
Single-leg balance for knee and ankle proprioception
Single-leg hurdle jumps
Single-leg jump in 4 directions
Single-leg jump landing with destabilization
Single-leg jump with stabilization on bosu
Single-leg jumps with direction change
Single-leg landing with knee stabilization
Single-leg lateral jumps with agility ladder
Single-leg perpendicular landing jump over step
Single-leg plyometric jumps
Single-leg proprioception on Bosu with Blazepod
Single-leg proprioception with ball passes
Single-leg proprioception with ball under the leg
Single-leg proprioception with destabilization
Single-leg proprioception with kettlebell transfer from one hand to the other
Single-leg proprioception with weight transfer
Single-leg stabilization with trunk rotation
Single-leg stance with ball pass
Single-leg support for knee motor control
Single-leg walking with destabilization
Specific football volley pass
Split squat on trampoline
Sprinter-type Proprioception Exercise
Support Reprise with Ball
Unilateral forward/backward hopping
Unilateral stabilization on Bosu with kettlebell
Unipedal proprioception on unstable cushion
Unipodal Jumps with Load Relief
Unipodal proprioception with head flexion and extension
Unipodal proprioception with head rotation
Unloading Jumps for Knee Motor Control
Zig Zag Running for Knee Control
Stretching — Knee
Ballistic Hamstring Stretch
Eccentric Hamstring Curl Standing
Hamstring Self-Stretch
Hamstring Stretch Against a Wall
Lateral Lying Quadriceps Stretch
Prone Quadriceps Stretch
Quadriceps Stretch with SwissBall
Single-leg Hamstring Stretch Sitting on Step
Standing Posterior Chain Stretch
Standing TFL Stretch
Balance — Knee
Joint Feet Proprioception with Head Rotations
Lateral Unipedal Hops
Lunge for Knee Motor Control
Medicine Ball Jump with Controlled Landing
Modified A-skips for Knee Motor Control
Single-leg balance
Single-leg jumps with on-the-spot stop
Standing proprioception with feet together and head flexion and extension movements
Tandem Balance with Eyes Closed
Unstable Cushion Balance
Common conditions — Knee
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