Knee Rehab

Objectives:
Content:
Students will be able to

accurately label a diagram of

the knee anatomy.

Students will be able to apply

concepts that were learned

to create different exercises

to rehabilitate the knee.

Language:
Students will verbally and
physically demonstrate 3

different types of knee

Has anyone here

ever had or

know of any

injury that

requires

physical

therapy?
ACL :
Anterior cruciate
ligament
tissue that connects
the thighbone to the
shinbone, at the knee
PCL :
posterior cruciate
ligament
ligament that runs along
the back of your knee
and connects your
thighbone to the top of
your lower leg bone
Meniscus:
a C-shaped piece of
tough, rubbery cartilage
that acts as a shock
absorber between the
shinbone and the
thighbone.
2 different parts:
Medial and Lateral
Patella:
is a flat, inverted
triangular bone,
situated on the front of
the knee-joint
Rehabilition:
the process that seeks
to overcome the
physical effects of
injury, illness or surgery
and improve function,
mobility and quality of
life.
Vocab Match Up
Everyone get up and
stand in a circle
Everyone will be given
one vocab card with
either a vocab word or
definition
Students will take turns
reading their card and
trying to match up with
the correlating definition
or word
 1 2 3
Injury Occurs See orthopedic Physical Therapy
doctor

4 5
Surgery More Rehab

Steps in the Recovery Process:

Key point of
knee rehab:
Is to strengthen the area
around the injury
This will allow the injured
person to return to
participating in daily activities
 Now it's your turn to get up and
follow along to the exercises that
we will show you!
Now Its your turn!
Get in pairs of 2
Decided who wants to be the physical therapist and

who wants to be the patient (each person is going

to be the therapist and the patient)

The Physical Therapist will come up with one

activity that the patient will perform dealing with

the knee.
Use two of the vocab words that you learned today
Then the roles will switch ( The PT will then become

the patient and the patient will become the PT)

After coming up with the two activities that they

worked on, they will demonstrate them to the

whole class.
 Snowball

Activity!
1. Get a piece of paper
2. Write down something that you learned

today
3. Crumple up your piece of paper into a ball
4. Throw your paper
5. Pick up a paper that is not yours
6. Read what is on the paper that you just

picked up