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Chapter 15: Closed Kinetic Chain Training
SELF-MANAGEMENT 15-19
Purpose:
Quadriceps Strengthening 0 to 30 Degrees (Standing Stationary Cycling)
To strengthen the muscles around your knee and in the front part of your thigh
Precautions and
contraindications: Pain on exertion, acute injury, balance difficulties
Position:
Movement
technique:
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Standing on the pedals of the bike
Begin pedaling in an upright position.
Use the quadriceps muscle to control the knee as it moves into extension.
Dosage
Repetitions
Frequency
Hall & Brody: Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function, 2nd Edition
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