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Knee Rehab C
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Phase 1 · Calm and load · Session C

Hold it.
Breathe.
The knee settles.

Isometric day: tension without movement is the calmest way to load a painful knee — and it quietens the pain afterwards.

  • Csession
  • P1Calm & load
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Isometrics calm the joint

Sustained holds under moderate tension can reduce knee pain for a period afterwards — the calmest way to load an angry knee.

Pain does not mean damage

Pain is an alarm, not a measure of tissue harm. It can stay switched on long after tissues have healed.

Confidence is part of the cure

Fear of movement predicts a worse recovery than most findings on a scan. Graded, successful movement is the antidote.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · a knee that carries you

A

Small bends

Mini bends + wall sit
A1

Wall-supported mini knee bends

60 s · slow reps

Back on the wall; bend the knees 30° and straighten, feet flat, weight even.

Easier hold a chair  ·  Harder slower, lower

R1R2—
A2

Wall sit — shallow

30 s hold · ×2

Back flat on the wall, knees bent about 40°; hold and breathe steadily.

Easier less bend  ·  Harder longer hold

R1R2
B

Side of the hip

Abduction + clamshell
B1

Side-lying hip abduction slides

60 s · slow reps

Back against a wall; slide the top heel up the wall, toes forward, torso still.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder pause at the top

R1R2—
B2

Clamshell

12/side · ×2

Heels together, knees bent; open the top knee without rolling the pelvis backward.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder 2-s hold

R1R2
C

Calves and hamstrings

Calf pumps + prone curl
C1

Seated calf pumps

60 s · slow reps

Sitting, heels lift and lower briskly — count each full lift.

Easier one foot at a time  ·  Harder press down on the knees

R1R2—
C2

Prone hamstring curl

12/side · ×2

Face down; bend the knee as far as comfort allows, lower slowly for three seconds.

Easier smaller range  ·  Harder ankle weight

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Pain rule: up to 5/10 during, back to your normal by the next morning, no worse week to week.
  2. Swelling is the referee. A knee that swells after a session did too much — drop one level.
  3. Isometric holds first: tension without movement is the calmest way to load a sore knee.
  4. Kneecap pain is a load problem, not a wear problem. We change the load, not the knee.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Wall-supported mini knee bendsslow reps in 60 s —
A2Wall sit — shallow30 s hold
B1Side-lying hip abduction slidesslow reps in 60 s —
B2Clamshell12/side
C1Seated calf pumpsslow reps in 60 s —
C2Prone hamstring curl12/side
Session time
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Date
TE-12-KNEE-C