Patrick Step Up - VMO strengthening exercises for stronger knees
Exercise Overview
Patrick step-up is a functional strengthening exercise used to improve quadriceps strength, especially the vastus medialis oblique, while training knee alignment during weight-bearing activity. It is often included in rehabilitation to enhance patellofemoral control, stair tolerance, and single-leg stability.
Muscles Involved
Vastus medialis obliqueQuadricepsGluteus mediusGluteus maximusHamstringsGastrocnemiusSoleus
Related Conditions
Patellofemoral pain syndromeChondromalacia patellaKnee osteoarthritisPost-operative knee rehabilitationQuadriceps weaknessPatellar maltracking
