Decline BoardThe Decline Board allows far greater specificity in rehabilitating tendon injuries around the knee and ankle. When performing a standard squat, calf tension and excessive trunk flexion can often act to unload the knee extensors (quadraceps). Over time, specific weakness of the quadraceps muscle tendon unit is considered to increase susceptibility of injury to the knee extendors to be loaded maximally. A recent study of rehabilitation programs for

The Decline Board allows far greater specificity in rehabilitating tendon injuries around the knee and ankle. When performing a standard squat, calf tension and excessive trunk flexion can often act to unload the knee extensors (quadraceps). Over time, specific weakness of the quadraceps muscle-tendon unit is considered to increase susceptibility of injury to the knee extendors to be loaded maximally. A recent study of rehabilitation programs for elite volleyballer players with jumper’s knee found that using the Decline Board produced superior strength gains and improvements in tendon pain compared to a standard squat program. The Decline Board allows targeted strengthening of the knee extensors ot achievable in a standard squat, and is a valuable tool in rehabiitation and strengthening of the knee extensor mechanism.

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