Seated Heel Slides
Encourages gentle ankle and knee motion while seated.
What it helps
A supported way to ease motion back into the knee and ankle while you stay comfortably seated.
How to do it
- Sit with your foot flat on the floor.
- Slide your heel back toward the chair, bending the knee and ankle.
- Slide it forward again.
Tips
- Keep it slow and within comfort.
Commonly done as 2-3 sets of 10, daily.
Where this appears in recovery
Seated Heel Slides is part of 6 recovery programs, typically at the early recovery (weeks 2–6), non-weight-bearing (weeks 2–6) and protected healing (weeks 2–6) stages. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.