Why is a fad taking up 25 minutes of your ACL workout when you can regain flexion way easier? Wrapping your leg in an old bike inner tube (aka floss band) just to bend your knee… when you could cycle, do elevated heel slides, or squat and get actual results? Stick to what works. Better flexion = better rehab = better results. #acl #aclrehab #aclrecovery | Specialist Sports Therapist

THE HEEL SLIDE 🦵 The heel slide is a great exercise to perform in the early stages of rehabilitation, after knee trauma, surgery, or in cases of knee pain. Why? The heel slide is a Closed Kinetic Chain (CKC) exercise. In CKC exercises, the segment furthest from the body (aka the distal aspect) is fixed. During the heel slide, the foot remains in constant contact with the ground, reducing the shear forces on the knee joint and providing joint stability! What else is great about it? 👌🏻 It helps