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Heel Slides

Also called heel slide, supine heel slides, heel slides for knee flexion.

Heel Slides: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lie on your back. Slide your heel along the surface toward your buttock, bending the knee as far as comfortable, then slide back out.

Body region
Knee
Position
Supine
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Range Of Motion

Used in home programs for

  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Knee Replacement
  • Meniscus Repair
  • Meniscus Root Repair
  • MPFL Reconstruction
  • Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
  • Partial Meniscectomy
  • PCL Reconstruction
  • Revision Knee Replacement

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