Table 1.

Exercises to address knee extension range of motion loss

Exercises/interventions	Considerations
Prone knee hangs	Use contralateral leg or ankle weights for overpressure if needed
Heel props	Use manual overpressure or weight on thigh for overpressure if needed
Manual therapy	Patella mobilizations, tibiofemoral glides, overpressure, soft tissue mobilizations, scar massage
Neuromuscular electric stimulation in knee extension with the electrodes placed on the vastus medialis distally and vastus lateralis proximally (with 2.75 × 5 in electrodes)	2500 Hz, 75 bursts per second, 2-s ramp-up and ramp down time, 10 s on, 50 s off, for 10 to 12 min at an intensity of maximum tolerance/discomfort [15]
Splint	Drop-out cast, static or dynamic splint