Question
what stretching excercise would you recommend for the quadricep if it is too painful to bend the knee.

Answer
Courde,

I do not know of any way to stretch the quadriceps without bending the knee. I searched the net looking for stretches that I did not know about but did not find any. I went through all the stretching exercises I know and found nothing that did justice to the quadriceps that did not include bending the knee.

You might want to ask Joe in the physical therapy category.

http://allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=981

Or someone in the sports medicine section.

http://allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1337

I wish you well.

Rusty
http://arthritis-symptom.com