Peterson Step Up - VMO and knee strengthening exercise
Exercise Overview
The Peterson Step Up is a closed-chain strengthening exercise used to improve quadriceps control, especially the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), and enhance knee stability during functional loading. It is commonly prescribed in rehabilitation for patellofemoral symptoms, knee weakness, and movement control deficits.
Muscles Involved
Vastus medialis obliqueQuadricepsGluteus mediusGluteus maximusHamstringsGastrocnemiusSoleus
Related Conditions
Patellofemoral pain syndromeChondromalacia patellaQuadriceps weaknessKnee instabilityPost-operative knee rehabilitationPatellar tracking dysfunctionTendinopathy around the knee
