Mobilising LL

Question 1

Mobilising exercises for Hip Extension:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 1

WU: straight leg pendular swings
Re-ed board  - EOR push 30s
Longitudinal Caudad (if time)
1. Step stance extensions with felt pad under foot 
2. Kneeling lunge into extension
3. step back lunge (bad leg goes back)

Question 2

Mobilising exercises for Hip Flexion:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 2

WU: Pendular Hip Swings
Re-ed board
Longitudinal caudad (if time)
1. 4 point kneeling - sit back on heels - EOR push 30s
2. Stepping up onto high step - lean forwards
3. Lying hip flexion static stretch with towel - 30s x 3

Question 3

Mobilising exercises for Hip Abduction:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 3

WU: Pendular Swings
Re-ed Board
Longitudinal Caudad (if time)
1. Seated step outs with foot on pad
2. Standing side slides  - EOR push 30s
3. Clam shells

Question 4

Mobilising exercises for Knee Flexion:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 4

WU: Gentle step ups on the spot
A/P tibia
Re-ed board
1. Heel to bum slides in supine with pad under foot
2. AA slides using a belt
3. 4 point kneel
4. Static hamstring stretch - 3 x 30s

Question 5

Mobilising exercises for Knee Extension:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 5

WU: Gentle step ups on the spot
A/P femur and P/A tibia
re-ed board
1. Heel to bum in supine with pad under foot
2. standing extensions with felt pad
3. wall walk ups - EOR push 30s
4. gym ball roll outs

Question 6

Mobilising exercises for Plantarflexion:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 6

WU: ankle paddling
P/A talus or A/P fibula 
1. rolling a ball under a foot
2. toe taps to targets
3. four point kneeling
4. Active assisted plantar flexion with hand  - EOR push 30s

Question 7

Mobilising exercises for Dorsiflexion:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 7

WU: ankle paddling
A/P talus or P/A fibula
1. heel slides with felt pad - in sitting
2. step stance extensions to targets - bent knee
3. step stance lunge
4. knee wall touch - EOR push 30s

Question 8

Mobilising exercises for Inversion:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 8

WU: Ankle paddling with rotation
Medial glide calcaneous and P/A calcaneous
1. gravity assisted inversion - lie on good side - EOR push 30s
2. wide stance lunge - bend unaffected leg
3. ball rolls
4. wobble boadrd
5. active assisted turning in with belt

Question 9

Mobilising exercises for Inversion:

• Warm up
• Manual therapy or Re-eduation Board
• Exercise

Answer 9

WU: Ankle paddling with rotation
Lateral glide calcaneous and A/P calcaneous
1. gravity assisted eversion - lie on bad side - EOR push 30s
2. band assisted eversion
3. toe taps to targets
4. cross over walks
5. active assisted turning in with belt 
6. wobble cushion