ASCCP Guidelines; Clinical Practice Questions (Members Only) Committee Opinions; Other Guidelines; Colposcopy Standards Recommendations; Patient Resources
Purpose: Strengthen the hamstrings muscles without having to move the knee. Starting Position: Sit in a chair with your heel against the leg of the chair and your feet firmly on the floor. Action: Press your heel firmly backwards into the chair leg feeling the back of your thigh tightening/clenching.
After some healing has taken place, gentle stretching of the hamstring muscle is indicated to help ensure that the scar tissue is remodeled properly. After fracture or injury to bone, weight bearing with the bone helps to remodel the bone tissue to make it strong again.