These instructions are for your right knee. Switch sides for your left knee.
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Get down on the floor on your hands and knees.
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Lift your right leg up and out to the side. Keep the knee bent. Raise the leg as high as is comfortable. Hold for 3 seconds, or as instructed.
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Slowly lower your leg back to the floor.
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Repeat 5 times, or as instructed.
Author: Wheeler, Brooke
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