25° decline board ( for the Genumedi PSS knee support from medi)

Starting position:

Stand upright on one leg on the 25° decline board

Keep the knee of the leg you are standing on slightly bent

Lift the other leg up (single-leg standing) (Fig. 1)

Exercise:

Now do knee bends with the leg you are standing on (to about 60°) (Fig. 2)

Please make sure your trunk muscles are tensed

Do not push your knee ahead of your toes

Make sure the leg axis is straight

Avoid a knock knee position

Do the exercise slowly and under good control

Variation:

Make the exercise easier by standing on a flat, firm surface

Make the exercise easier by holding on to something (e.g. a handrail, a therapy rod, broom handle)

Make the exercise more difficult by adding extra weight (e.g. a rucksack with weights)

Dosing:

Repeat the exercise15 times

Do three sets on each leg

Take a 30 second rest between each of the sets