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Steamboat knee exercise - February 5, 2008 10:40:17 AM

ruralPT

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Can anyone describe to me a "steamboat" exercise. It is listed on an ACL protocol at the 6-7 week mark. It says it is closed chain with theraband and progress slow to fast.

Thanks!
Tonya

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RE: Steamboat knee exercise - February 5, 2008 11:05:23 AM

TexasOrtho

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I hate it when we use those silly names for exercises (sorry rant is over). The steamboat is basically resisted walking with either a weighted pulley system or theraband. Variations I have seen are with sidestepping, high knee stepping, backwards stepping etc...

On my flowsheets I'll write or type resisted walking with pully vs steamboat. Hope that helps.

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RE: Steamboat knee exercise - February 5, 2008 11:07:03 AM

PTupdate.com

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Tonya,

There are various derivations of the exercise, and the one I use mainly isolates the gluteus medius.

I have the patient stand on their INVOLVED leg, holding onto something for balance, and a double looped theraband hooked around their NON-involved ankle. They then proceed to abduct and slightly extend and abduct the non involved limb with a degree of ER as well. If the patient really focuses on stabilizing themselves, they will feel a surprising burn in their involved gluteus. I also repeat the other way, now making it open chain, just to maximize the effect. This can also be done with hip extension, adduction, flexion, or diagonal patterns

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RE: Steamboat knee exercise - February 5, 2008 11:31:14 AM

ruralPT

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Now see, why couldn't it have just said that! I spent way too much time on the computer last night searching for the description.

Thanks for your quick response!!!

Tonya Hodges, MPT, CSCS

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RE: Steamboat knee exercise - February 5, 2008 4:59:08 PM

buckeye

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ruralPT - You can also have variations on the steamboat exercise. PTupdate's description to work all three planes is great. Other variations - minimize or remove hand hold; speed of movement; remove elastic resistance with same leg movement but stand on unstable surface; stand on slanted surface; etc. It is also possible to use UEs with the elastic and stand on the involved leg.

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