// posted August 24, 2009 by Lou Schuler
A year ago, my right knee was in such bad shape that I could barely run. I had to wear a knee brace for almost everything I did, including golf.
In September, Keith Scott, a physical therapist, used ART to dig the knots out of my quads and hamstrings and give me back most of the function in my right leg. But the real key to my recovery was the set of rehab exercises Scott suggested.
The workout was fairly simple:
- Foam rolling
- Body-weight squats
- Squats while squeezing a basketball between my knees, to work the adductors (inner thigh muscles)
- Glute bridges, first with both legs, then with one leg at a time
- Hip-flexor stretches
- Lateral band walks, to target the abductors (outer hips and thighs)
My first introduction to foam rolling came back in 2003, when I was editing Mark Verstegen’s Core Performance. I’d never really done it with any enthusiasm or…
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