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Originally Posted by FukuokaFan
Thanks for the replies...I think I will stick with regular squats for now.
pat, I think I will talk to one of the PTs at work [I work at a hospital] and get some suggestions for exercises. I do leg presses and squats [regular ones] now, I quit the leg extensions because the orthopod said to.. I have noticed that when I don't go to the gym regularly, my knees hurt more. So, maybe the quad exercises were helping and I need to get back to it after a hiatus for the last month!
Thanks!
terry
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My PT gave the the evil eye and said he'd hunt me down if he ever heard I was using the leg extension machine!
I do use a leg press machine, the one where you lay on your back, to warm up. Basically I do squats without much weight, really helps loosen and warm up my knees. I have a number of others which individually seem simple and easy, but grouped really work out my knees. I choose a few each time I warm up for a leg/lower body workout.
QUad exercises are key for a loose patella!