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loladog2 · 10-01-2007, 03:00 PM

Hi,
She is 36 years old. She does have pain in her legs while exercising.
Osteoarthritis and inflammation. She has been fine with the marching for the last month but we have taken out the low wide marching due to pain.

There has not been much of a lower body program. Supine knee extensions and quad setting to strengthen the quads. Hamstring curls prone with me resisting her curl. Some standing hip extensions. side extensions, front extensions and hamstring curls with a cuff band easiest resistance. We have tried shallow ball squats a few times but have taken them out due to pain issues. I have done the lateral banded walks only twice with her 20 reps each direction. She has really increased her walking with my encouragement.

We finished out her workout that evening with upper body only and she said she would ice it and take anti-inflammatories. The next day she had signed up for her first 5K to walk and not being able to complete it went to the clinic where he diagnosed the MCL second degree tear. She said she is staying off it and hopes we can get back to working out this week...I don't want to make anything worse. Everything I've read in the last 2 days tells me she needs to be in rehab.

Thanks for your input.

10-01-2007, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
loladog2 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4 My Profile	Hi, She is 36 years old. She does have pain in her legs while exercising. Osteoarthritis and inflammation. She has been fine with the marching for the last month but we have taken out the low wide marching due to pain. There has not been much of a lower body program. Supine knee extensions and quad setting to strengthen the quads. Hamstring curls prone with me resisting her curl. Some standing hip extensions. side extensions, front extensions and hamstring curls with a cuff band easiest resistance. We have tried shallow ball squats a few times but have taken them out due to pain issues. I have done the lateral banded walks only twice with her 20 reps each direction. She has really increased her walking with my encouragement. We finished out her workout that evening with upper body only and she said she would ice it and take anti-inflammatories. The next day she had signed up for her first 5K to walk and not being able to complete it went to the clinic where he diagnosed the MCL second degree tear. She said she is staying off it and hopes we can get back to working out this week...I don't want to make anything worse. Everything I've read in the last 2 days tells me she needs to be in rehab. Thanks for your input.