There are many ways to exercise the patella. Fractures of the patella, soft tissue and ligament injuries around the patella can all lead to patellar stiffness, and proper exercises need to be performed under the guidance of a doctor after the cause of the problem is clarified. Common methods include: passive exercise, pulling the knee joint and active exercise to restore the range of motion of the patella as much as possible.
1. Passive exercise: When patellar stiffness occurs, passive movement of the patella, using the palm of the hand to push the patella from the inner and outer sides of the patella, the upper and lower sides of the patella, to increase the mobility of the patella to improve the symptoms of stiffness.
2. Pulling the knee joint: the patella will move when the knee joint is active, bend the knee when lying down, use the same side of the hand to hold the ankle to pull the calf as much as possible, increase the range of patella activity.
3. Knee active flexion, knee extension: sitting on the bed to practice leg extension, knee extension movements. Extend the knee generally require 5 to 10 seconds of repeated training.
At the same time you can use hot compresses, infrared and other physical therapy methods to improve the stiffness symptoms and increase the flexibility of the soft tissues, to prevent re-injury of the patella when the activity.
It is recommended that the symptoms of patellar stiffness, actively seek medical attention to identify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of doctors and therapists to carry out targeted treatment and scientific exercise to avoid re-injury.