Hello! This is Andefit. A channel to help you achieve your health and fitness goals. This video is a continuation of my previous video where I talked about training two types of athletes. The focus of this video is on exercises to address common injuries.
Soccer athletes experience various injuries in the lower extremities due to the physiological demands of the sport. In this video I will dive into knee pain as it tends to be a common soccer injury. To start things off let’s define the function of the knee joint. The knee joint is known as a loading joint that absorbs various forces. Knee injuries are often caused by a misaligned hip joint. When the hip is in a compromised position, the ligaments in the knee will slowly wear off and can lead to potential surgeries such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstructions. ACL injuries have known to be common injuries in the world of soccer. To help relieve pain in these injuries like a torn ACL a series of corrective exercises that systematically strengthens the postural muscles in the knee and hip. Let me demonstrate a few exercises our soccer athlete Marcel should do.
Sitting Pillow Squeezes: 30 reps
Grip the pillow in between your knees and thighs
Squeeze with the inner thighs in and out
This a good exercise for strengthening the inner thigh muscles
Frog: 2 minutes
Feet together
Palms up with your arms extended
The hip muscles will open up more by doing this exercise.
Sitting Floor: 3 minutes
Butt up against the wall
Upper body pushed into the wall with tall and upright posture
Quads and thighs tight
Knees locked
Feet flexed pointing towards the knees
This exercise will help with postural strength from the feet to the lower back.
Doing these kinds of postural exercises will help with knee pain. Thank you all for watching make to smash destroy like button as it satisfies the Youtube algorithm, click the subscribe button to stay up to date on the latest content, and feel free to leave a comment below!