I love your videos - they are SO perfectly helpful. My dad was an orthopedic surgeon and my son-in-law is a PT - believe me - I recognize quality when I see it. I just went and ordered your book!! Thanks for what you do.

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Fantastic instructional video. I injured my MCL playing tennis. Your recovery exercises are a tremendous help! Thank you!

This video is a lifesaver. I was sparring in my training partner kicked me and fell into my knee popping it. Doing these exercise are helping get my mobility back and my strength back.

Wow, these are spot on. I'm a month post injury and just back to walking normal. Beauty of these three is they can be done anywhere. I'm traveling this week and exercise 2 can be done with a paper plate under your foot on carpet and if you don't have a step nearby just lift your uninjured leg and be a little careful how low you go for exercise 3. After 4 or 5 days of this can feel stability improving day by day. Especially during the day going up and down stairs or when need to step up or down when walking.

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I told my MPFL need some more Just did it. I haven’t got my physical therapy yet but thank you for this video.

Thanks for the video...just had the cast removed for the MCL plus meniscus tear and small fracture. This video is very helpful as I begin my rehabilitation 🙏

it may be the best video i have ever seen on mcl rehabing exercise.....

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Thank you, superb video.

Thanks for this video 💪 My mcl,acl and pcl are broken in an accident, i must try these mcl exercise 👍

Thank you for this!

Thanks! I got my Knee injured during a basketball game and these recovery exercises are good!

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This was really helpful…. Thanks

perfect thank you very much

Great vid! I’ll have to try these 4. Tweaked my MCL in hockey and looking at strengthening exercises. Had a grade 2 strain back in the late 80’s, hopefully these will strengthen the MCL and surrounding ligaments. Thank you!

I've been athletic all my life. I stretched or tore my MCL recently. I'll find out after an MRI. I'm in my sixties and this is the first time I have suffered a knee injury after decades of weight training, running, tennis , and martial arts. A humbling experience. This is good information so I will begin the rehab and let you know how it goes.

Great video. Simple and clear explanation. For me, i strained my right knee MCL 6 months ago playing ultimate frisbee. Enough that i had to lay off lateral movement activities for a month or so. It got better. Then..i started playing table tennis and pickleball pretty much every day. recently, i have been feeling pain at a spot on the MCL where my gracilis attaches to the inner knee. Saw a PT. he said i have mcl tendinopathy induced by a strength deficit in that area. my direct experience w/ this + what the PT said...the only things that seem to help are foam rolling the adductors (specifically the right side gracilis) and resting more. He said to work on well rounded lower body strength as well, esp squats and adductor work. This video will help me get started on this path.

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Thank you so much for posting this video. I hurt my knee about 6 weeks ago, and though it feels so much better now, I still don't have full ROM outside the pool, and have to accommodate movements at work. Found your video searching for exercises to get that full ROM back.

Thank you so much for the exercises. I applied this to my client and she recovered from MCL in less than 3 weeks. Now she’s back on squatting after progressively moving up the weights.

This video has proved to be the best video of my life.. Thank you very much for making this video.. This is the best video i have never seen such videos on youtube....thank video maker and KZfaq ❤💛

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How soon after an injury can I start doing these exercises? Great video 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

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This is what I need , injuried this ligament when I was a teenager skateboarding did the splits and almost completely torn it , years later I injured it this summer cliff jumping off a 50footer + hit the water with my legs slightly too far apart and it forced my legs side ways again splits but it's still slightly sore when I work out now or at work also

Thank you so much for this content

Your video is fantastic great stretching techniques if you could help me out with my question that would be great

Thank you for posting this is an excellent video!! Quick question, what if i can bend my knee the entire way, full range of motion just my mcl is very sore and sensitive to touch and a ligament in my knee keeps popping?

I just got my MRI results and this video really helps .I wish I could just share them with and get your opinion. I really do not want surgery

The exercise demonstrations are super helpful. I injured my MCL while alpine skiing - one ski dug into the snow while my body was turning the other direction and I heard a pop. Doctor didn't do an MRI (I had one from 5 years earlier showing arthritis and cartilage damage, previous surgeries to patch lost cartilage under the knee cap), manually examined my knee and said it was a grade 1 tear, and told me to wear a brace and come back in 4 weeks. It has been 6 weeks ago I still have a lot of pain when getting up from a seated, leg-bent position or after sleeping, but have been able to pedal a bike trainer with no problems, and went XC skiing (striding, no skating) with no pain. The squat exercises are really painful because of the cartilage damage in my knee/patella, so wondering if I should try to do them or not.

Great video ! Do you recommend getting full range of motion back before starting the strengthening part of the routine you show ? Thanks

Hello, thank you for sharing this exercise for mcl tear could this also with medial patellofemoral ligament tear? Or do you have some therapy exercises you can share? Thank you in advance 🙏

In early April I twisted my knee due to a seizure, and it has been painful and constantly sore and I have been limping ever since. Each time I wake up out of bed it throbs for couple of hours, it was hard to get somebody to even take me to my PCP. Who prescribed diclofenac, but it spiked my AST and ALT into the 100+ range, so I had to get off of it. My Orthopedic surgeon I believe got my diagnosis wrong and there's more to it than he thought. I'm going back Thursday. He prescribed "physical therapy" the issue is I have difficulty to even get to PT in the first place, I literally can't get access right now. I have nobody to drive me. No relatives, no friends, literally nobody to take me. My parents thought it was a great idea to live in a small town, because they didn't like lets say they're racist so they lived in areas that lacks public transportation. There's no Uber, no Lyft, no buses, no Taxis, so I'm basically stuck since I can't drive. My chondromalacia isn't improving. I believe there's more to it than that. I think I have MCL tear, I finally got a brace, and I started a few mild exercises, but walking backwards when you're limping isn't easy. Anything with physical therapy is out of the question unless I can do it myself at home. I thank people like you for helping us that can't drive. I have epilepsy, hopefully I'll know if it's MCL tear Thursday or whatever so I can get the right brace and finally start doing at home exercises. I just want to walk without pain. I don't need to be athletic, it it properly done. I just need it to be stable enough to walk. Just getting a relative to take me to a doctor appointment is difficult. They have to take off of work.

Hi, I was just wondering if there's a certain amount of time that should pass after injury before starting these exercises? I injured my ligament 6 days ago landing a trick on the trampoline (I've torn that same ligament twice before so I'm guessing it was already somewhat weakened) Day 3 I felt a huge improvement (I can comfortably keep my knee in an angle between ~75-165 degrees, so I'm limping with a bent knee) and since this happened on a holiday and I've had lots of plans I didn't want to cancel I wanted to get active immediately. I've been walking around pretty much all day these past couple of days and now I haven't felt any improvement in range of motion/stability/pain for about 3 days. I can walk quite comfortably, but shouldn't I be walking this much? I really want to optimize the rehabilitation process, so how much workout and how much rest would be reasonable? Thank you so much for this informational video!

I love your video I have a question what kind of exercises can I do to avoid pain claimbing up and down the stairs. I just came out from a fractured patella which healed pretty good and I didn't get not surgery so my doctor told me to do exercises at home for knee which I do and I do your exercises that you had showed on this video I really I haven't feel pain on my knee when I exercised I just feel pain is when I claim up and down the stairs it is not a deep pain .the pain is when I press my foot to claim the stairs and this pain just happens when I claim the stairs. Now is there any kind of exercises that I can do to help me avoid this pain . Pls let me know thanks thanks a lot

Thank you sir for your vdo. I have a query also. Is this exercise can solve my acl injury? Can i practice this tipe of exercise regulerly? Pls answer if you have time sir.

Should these exercises be done after the tear or after the tear had been healed??

Good morning! Thank you for sharing these exercises!🙏🏽 I have a question, if I feel intense pain during the exercises, is it normal? I don’t know if I could just try these exercises to heal or if I required a surgery 😔 I don’t have insurance and I’m scared of going to the doctor ( 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲)

Hello, Thanks for the video. your exercises worked out for me to gain strength for my MCL. However, I could see muscle atrophy in my left knee(injured). How to get equal muscle mass?

Hello, what if your knee gets the popping sensation again when doing these exercises? Im afraid it will, since it hurts. Will it still be okay to keep on going?

I had a skiing injury a month ago, tore MCL in two places (grade 2), ACL complete tear, LCL sprain. Surgeon asked me to get my range of motion back (120 deg) and leg full straight before evaluating me for ACL replacement surgery. Ive gotten to have the leg fully straight and 144 bend. I'm afraid to do any exercises that may cause my leg to go side to to side and pull the MCL PT people just had me focused on range of motion. Right now I go up the steps without issues, normally. Walking is normal, but I do feel a significant loss of strength in my quad, calf and my knee is all kinds of sore (not pain). Should I try that side leg raise or the side step?

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Hi! Great video! I tore my mcl and my pcl this christmas. I’m wearing a pcl brace at the moment. Are these excercises I can start with right away or should I wait until the ligaments are reconnected before these excercises?

Hello...I have a question....should these exercises be started during the healing of tear? or after complete healing,?

Are these exercises also intended for stretching the MCL?

Sir... can I ask you? My right knee have an injury when I was playing basketball last January 2022. If I'm walking sir, have a something sound inside my knee and lost of force and balance. What is the solution of my knee sir? Thank you..

Is it wise to start doing these exercises if you have swelling on your knee? I have MCL injury.

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Can leg extension exercise help in recovering knee sprain Injury?

I feel comfort knowing it’s normal to be difficult to bend the knee after MCL tear. It’s been 4 weeks and I can extend my leg almost 100%, but I can only bend to about 40° before I feel intense pressure .. and I never know if I should push through the pressure or leave it be… thank you for this video.

I have had bilateral MCL strains for 6 months from a sudden switch to barefoot living. It took a while to figure out the cause so I started wearing good arch support Hokas in hopes it would just resolve. Well it hasn't so I'm going to give your exercises, anti-inflammatories, and heat. Any other suggestions? Wish me luck and thanks for your vids!

How often should you do those exercises? How many times per week?

Please when should I start doing these exercises? Any suggestions would be so appreciated. I got injured 10 days ago, it’s still swollen, I can’t bend my leg(hurting so much). The only thing I have been doing is applying the ice on it. Please any suggestion.

How soon after the injury should you start these? Let’s say for a grade 1 tear.

Can we do this exercise after a week of the injury instead having pain ?

i tore a ligament in my knee just last week and my doctor told me yesterday to start walking on it. but before i do, i want to try this for more mobility. so, do you think it's okay to start all of this this week, or should i give this another week before trying?

How long does it take for the pain and swelling stiffness go away?

Hi mate.. huge amount of great info here I'm totally going to do your exercises.. don't have a slider hm maybe I'll put a shirt on a wooden floor ... about 10 days ago I had a soccer ball against the instep of my left foot when someone kicked that ball right-to-left across my body - pretty hard! - I felt a pop in my left MCL. I've got a grade 1-2 MCL, I think. I live in Japan, they did an MRI and said it's got a minor tear... I can support weight fine, if I go a squat I can easily get to 90° without pain.. my main symptoms are instability when walking without my brace and pain when going up stairs or lifting my foot to put shoes or clothes on. I actually ride a high seat road bike entirely without pain, I've been doing that for a couple of days... Can you please tell me - I've not found anything on it and the language barrier is tripping me up - if it's okay for me to, say, repeatedly climb stairs or lift my foot ? Would that fix the pain/strengthen, or risk worsening the knee? That's the only gesture that gives pain. For the record, I play a brand of futsal that's based on powerful dynamic movement, I'm a few kilos over my ideal weight so I really want my knee to come back fully ready to rock... My quads are really powerful thanks to some rugby genes, hard bike riding and years of intense Futsal Any help you could offer, just to help me get this certainly that I can't get easily here, would be hugely appreciated.

Should I wear a brace in between?

Does this excersise will be helpful for mcl complete tear along with acl🥺

K got injured 9 weeks ago, after an MRI there is nothing broken, just a hyper extension, but from week 4 onwards I havent felt any improvement. Still sore when sleeping sideways. So I wonder if the rehab should be long started (as its still sore but again, its been 9 weeks!) or should I still wait? Thanks

can u help me . .i have problem in bending my knee after the operation of my left femur . .

If ACL area still hurts when bending, when can I start these exercises?

Should I do these with or without my brace on? I’m 26 and have a grade 2 MCL injury + bone bruise.

It is nearly 2 months Iam having pain on the inside of my right knee. I find it painful to bend my knees and also to walk. If I do this exercises ,will I be alright & without any pain

Hi, I injured my mcl grade 2 tear and spraint acl 9 months ago and still not right, any advice doing exercises regularly, been told no need for surgery off multiple people, thanks

do we have to do this after 4 weeks recovery? i suffer from grade 1 mcl sprain...i cannot bend my leg a lot and lift it on my own

I just watched this video, 12/05/2024. I injured my right knee in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on the 28/2/24. I can bend it, but I still cannot straighten it. It feels like a sharp bone is sticking into my knee cap from the bottom. X-rays state no bone is broken, so can you please tell me what that means? We did a double leg take down, and I fell with my foot on the ground but my knee twisting very heavily to the inside. I heard and felt a snap sound and feeling. Like a rubber band snapping. The pain only came way later that evening. Been in a steel plated brace ever since then. I am using a pillow to help me exercise my knee by placing my leg un the pillow and lifting my heel up using my quad muscles and pushing into the pillow till I feel this bone sticking into my knee feeling. Thank you.

Can I ask, would this work for Lateral cruciate ligament

My Dg. is Distensio lig.collaterale mediale genus dex. Contractura genus Activ flexia till 50°...pasiv 80°with strain. Please..what you recomend ?..cause of contractura ..50° ...i can not lay on floor and do exercise cause i can not move my knee because of flexia about 50°. Thank you and sorry for.my bad english😮

Assume these are still ok to do when in a brace? 8 weeks into rehabbing a Grade 3 MCL tear....just about to start weaning myself off the brace...consultants advice btw not just a decision I randomly made 🙂 Thanks

For how long should we stretch? Is it good for 30 mins

I have pain when I do the first exercise that we laying down and lift the leg . Should I wait until the pain goes or should I do the exercise with fighting the pain?

Is it okay to do that everyday?

How long do I need to do this and how long to come back to the field

What if I have a torn ACL along with a grade 2 MCL sprain?

Sir... Is the partialy torned lcl and mcl will regrow?? Pls reply sir

can i do all excercise wearing knee support? thanks

I am gonna starting this cause my knee while playing football Spot me and give me some reps and repeatations info. So I will do this in less days

Hi Doctor my right leg MCL was injured 12 days ago and Doctor s have mentioned as complete MCL damaged. So they put POP on my knee and it will remove on day 14 . Can i start exercise s on day 14. Thank you sir

Hi is bike riding good for MCL rehab. I had an issue several months back while playing tennis in which my knee shifted out and back and thinking a had a major tear in my MCL. I never had pain but knew I did something. I wear a knee brace now while playing tennis due to stop and start but outside that I do not wear support. I notice after riding a bike ( no brace) my knee feels good and no tightness. So is biking good for knees and MCL rehab. Thanks

How long does it take to recover from this injury

When i starightning , it lock at some point and when I moves it back then it again go straight. Suggest reason and exercise

When after you tore your MCL do you start doing these exercises?

After slipped accident i think my MCL injured and very painful almost 10days already do i need to see doctor or just follow your exercise treatment?

Does wearing knee support helps the recovery of mcl?

It’s been about a year and a half and I haven’t done anything to straighten my leg after the injury, I can squat normal, I can run, I can bend my knee fine. However every time I lean inward my knee feels like it’s gonna pop again. Like I said it’s been a year and a half do I still have hope of fixing it by doing these exercises or do I need professional help?

These exercises work for LCL sprains as well?

Before one week I gone through injury MCL ligament injury and it's 2nd Stage, it is paining side knee, can I do this excersis? Give me some tips

Sir my knee MCL 2nt grade injury howmuch month after start this exasaise? My injury now 2 month but have just paine

Is this normal?? Because I cant do the first exercisw i couldnt lift it sideways since it hurts, just asking if its the same for you guys thanks❤

Can you say how many days will it take to fully heal

Amazing video , thank you! I never had an injury like this, lifelong athlete. I believe I tore it little by little by being stubborn and not resting it. I think I tore it by shooting/passing/crossing the ball/50-50 tackles (soccer) I was going to ask, I can still sprint, single leg plyometrics just fine.. it’s only when I put some power into my shots that it starts hurting and swells up, I can still play thru the pain but the thought of it fully tearing has me wanting to be smart about it… any tips on how to strengthen heal It? As I said I can already sprint, do single leg stuff so I’m confused on what to do… thank you so much for your help! Subscribed.

Would a stained mcl cause an ache on the inner thigh from the knee to the groin??

Hi, i have been injured MCL for 3 months now and i cannot straight my leg, which exercise is good for straight my knee?

Should I do this right after I get injured because I had a horrible tackle during football and tore my MCL. Later it healed but everytime I play, i dint have full agility like I used to have and it snaps right after I put some pressure making my knee bending sideways😢. Please help me with this situation, thank you.