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active assisted heel slide with towel - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

active assisted heel slide with towel

patient sits with legs extended, uses towel around foot to pull heel toward body, then slides back to start position.

Starting position
long-sitting
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, hip flexors, hamstrings
Equipment
towel
Goal
postural correction, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, active assisted

How it is done

Sit with both legs straight in front. Wrap a towel around one foot and hold both ends. Pull the towel to slide the heel toward your body. Return to the starting position by sliding the heel back. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.