Single-leg exercises are a staple in our programs at MTP. Chances are, you haven’t really done too many of these in the past. This is because they can be somewhat hard to program & difficult to introduce to people with knee pain. Yet they are absolutely essential for maintaining the function of our body.
“Balance is not something you find – It is something you create”
Single-Leg Exercises Can Help Us to Balance Out our Body & Movement In General
The Importance of Single-Leg Exercises
Single leg exercises target legs individually. A split squat or static lunge is a single-leg exercise because the front leg is working much harder than the back leg to lower the body up and down.
Why are single-leg exercises so important?
Single leg exercises are important in knee rehabilitation programs because they counteract our subconscious tendency to favour our unaffected side. Over time, favouring your unaffected side will lead to imbalances in strength and further weakness in the affected area which will only perpetuate your knee issues! Single leg exercises allow us to identify any difference in strength between the legs and work on the affected side to return you to your day to day function.
Single-Leg Exercises will challenge your balance and improve your stability so that you can begin loading the structures around your knee evenly!
You might like to try:
Recent Post
-
Why Do Your Joints Ache in Menopause, and What Helps?
Key Takeaways Falling and fluctuating oestrogen around perimenopause and menopause can leave joints stiff and…
-
Inflammatory Joint Pain: Psoriatic Arthritis and Other Causes
Key Takeaways Inflammatory joint pain is usually stiffest after rest, eases with movement and affects…
-
How Much Does Shoulder Surgery Cost in Australia?
Key Takeaways Public care as a public patient carries no direct cost for the surgery,…
-
Cortisone Injection for Shoulder Pain: Does It Actually Work?
Key Takeaways A cortisone injection settles inflammation and eases pain for a period, but it…
-
Shoulder Pain at Night: Why It Worsens and When to Act
Key Takeaways Lying down loads the shoulder differently and removes the daytime movement that masks…
-
Wrist Pain on the Little Finger Side: TFCC Injuries
Wrist pain on the little-finger side is often a TFCC injury. Learn the signs, why it clicks on rotation, physio-first care and when arthroscopy helps.
-
Wrist Pain After a Fall on an Outstretched Hand
Sore wrist after a fall on an outstretched hand? How to tell a scaphoid fracture, ligament sprain and distal radius fracture apart, and what to do next.
-
Stiff Elbow After a Fracture: Why It Won’t Straighten
Elbow still won’t straighten after a fracture? Why post-fracture stiffness happens, how the rehab window works and when arthroscopic release is considered.
-
A Pop at the Elbow When Lifting: Distal Biceps Rupture
A sudden pop at the elbow when lifting may be a distal biceps rupture. Learn the signs, why the first weeks matter, and repair versus rehab options.
-
Numb Ring and Little Finger: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Numb ring and little finger, worse with a bent elbow or at night? Learn the signs of cubital tunnel syndrome and how MTP Health treats it.
