06/27/2026
The secret to long-term knee health is looking at the joints above and below it. If your hips and ankles aren’t doing their job, your knee takes the beating.
Here is how to fix the chain and protect the joint:
1. Recumbent Bike: Low-impact movement that pumps fluid and nutrients into the healing cartilage.
2. Backward Incline Walk: Builds quad strength while removing compressive stress from the knee.
3. Stability Ball Squat: Eliminates heavy shearing forces so you can squat pain-free.
4. Stability Ball Hamstring Curl: Strengthens the secondary stabilizers that keep your knee structure secure.
5. Banded Leg Extension: Isolates the VMO (teardrop muscle) to help you get full knee extension back.
6. Banded Clamshell: Fires up the glutes so your knee tracks perfectly straight instead of collapsing inward.