What exercises NOT to do for Chondromalacia Patella!

Let me tell you exercises that you should avoid because they're going to compress your knee joint more and make your Chondromalacia Patella problem worse as time goes on. First one, straight leg raises or straight leg lifts, picking up your leg just like this. Another one leg straight tightening your quads. This is called quad sets or quad contractions. Sometimes we'll have you push down against a pillow or a towel, but you're tightening up these muscles in the front while slides absolutely terrible for your knees. They're going to force you to use your quad muscles a lot. And chances are, if you've done these, they're making your knee pain worse during the exercise and you're probably scratching your head. This is healthy for your not leg extensions. The machine that has a pad right here that you push against and there's weights on the side. Terrible. You might get that false feedback that you're getting a good workout because you can see your quad muscles getting that pump in right after you get off the machine. You feel just all the blood and your muscle. It feels good, but it's making your knee problem worse. You need to stop.

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[RandomNameName]

you tell us what not to do but never give the alternatives

[sergiubarbalata]

All these exercises were recommended by my local physio therapist and still have knee pain. Now I now why. Thank you doctor! God bless

[sigridmoore]

Thank you very much for this info! I had a PT who had me do all those and it got worse! It is only common sense that it is bad for you if you stiffen up for days afterward. I fired my PT because of his incompetence.

[KathyBGood]

I so hope this is seen & helps so many people. I did all these exercises on & off for decades! -- aware of the pain I felt but ignorant of how damaging they were. Still working on my glutes now instead. Better late than never!

[nnnyuyyhj]

Wait, what?
I've been to 2 orthopedists and they BOTH told me to strengthen my quad muscles. Why is it so wrong now?

[aroundtheworld]

Thank you so much for this...initially after knee pain when I didn't know better I did almost all these as it was suggested by some other physio for knee stiffness and pain became worse.thank you so much

[SkrToon]

Holy crap. Every one of these are exercises I was told to do to fix my knees!

[eugeniaolt]

THANK YOU for this informative, extremely helpful and concise video. Keep them coming! All the best!

[swarnimawasthi]

You are absolutely right. Guys, please listen to him. Prolonged sitting
And over use, can cause H flexors to tighten, causing anterior pelvic tilt restricting hip flexion and altering gait mechanics. This causes groin pain and Adductors overload. Causing knee valgus, weak VMO and patellar misalignment. Not addressing the hips first and straightaway jumping on strengthening quads does nothing but worsening the problem.

[dootieflack]

Ok, well I've avoided quad work for like 3 years and now i have a lot of atrophy.... you can't just *not* train your quads forever. When do you start quad work?

[henakosada]

Flexion above 60 causes the highest friction b/w patella and femur.. in my opinion at complete extension it has least friction. For that reason it is safe to do SLR, wall squat 45degrees. With CMP if weakness of muscle is reported then stretching it would be best option.. of course at right angles. I am open to discussion if I am missing anything

[valeriebecker]

Never would have thought of this... these exercises are so common! Thank you so much!

[slidecounter]

Wow this is crazy it's exactly what my physical therapist had me doing

[josephinedelapena-kdrr]

Thank you Doc for sharing Ur heart.Gid bless.

[gabrielleribeiro]

My doctor told me the wall squats are actually great to create the right strength for my quads but to hold for 45 secs. That way my muscles will get stronger then I wont apply too much pressure on my knees. Also I use the elastic bands to to my leg raise but never with my legs completly straight. I think it woukd be helpful if you could teach how to do the right exercises as well.

[ramyaveesam]

Hey doc, I'm presently in this problem and have done all these exercises also gym cycling recommended by doctor which made my pain worse also after cycling i find my muscles to be tightened like hell. Thanks for the knowledge. Between can this problem be cured permanently ?

[jasonlundrigan]

That’s great advice on what not to do… can u show what the proper exercises are?

[tevfikzaim]

Thank you very much doctor for all your help. I want to ask you this question. Would it also be beneficial for us to develop the VMO muscles?💓💓💓💓

[XxANGELTEARxX]

I don't know what you're talking about 🤔 my orthopedic specialist adviced me to do straight leg raises with activation of my quads and my CP has never felt better.

[oopsburntoast]

Are straight leg lifts to the side or back okay tho? Thank you for your great videos!