How to Assess, Measure and Manage a Stiff Knee
A short course that teaches you how to assess and measure flexion and extension in the knee joint, how to test the accessory movements of the knee, and how to improve knee movement.
This mini course teaches you how to test and measure knee flexion and extension using different methods, as well as how to assess the accessory movements of the knee. It provides helpful instruction about the kinds of exercises, stretches and massage that can be used to improve knee movement. It also includes a lesson about passive joint mobilizations. The course takes around 1 hour 45 minutes to complete.
Course curriculum
Module 1 The Knee Joint and its Movements
1.1 Bones of the knee and the joints that they form
1.2 Movements of the knee
1.3 How knee problems affect everyday function
Module 2 How to Test and Measure Flexion and Extension
2.1 How to test knee flexion
2.2 How to test knee extension
2.3 How to measure flexion and extension
Module 3 How to Test Accessory Movements of the Knee
3.1 Accessory movements
3.2 How to test rotation
3.3 How to test glides
3.4 How to test movements of the patella
Module 4 How to Improve Knee Movement
4.1 How to improve knee extension
4.2 How to improve knee flexion
4.3 Passive joint mobilization
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1Overview
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2Module 1. The Knee Joint and Its Movements
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3Module 2. How to Test and Measure Flexion and Extension
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4Module 3. How to Test Accessory Movements of the Knee
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5Module 4. How to Treat a Stiff Knee