Standing Rectus Femoris Stretch

Rectus Femoris Self Stretch

To Stretch the Left Rectus Femoris:

• The patient is standing in front of a table or back of a chair/sofa.
• The patient places the left foot behind them on the chair/sofa and attempts to sit back on their left heel to initiate knee flexion.
• Then they are instructed to draw the belly in and attempt to point the left knee straight down toward the floor to increase hip extension.
• The patient is instructed to bend the right knee to assist in pointing the left knee down and increasing the stretch felt in the left thigh.
• The stretch can be held for 30 seconds and repeated 2-3 times or an on/off stretch can be applied by bending and straightening the right knee 8-10 times.