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pillow step up and down affected leg leading - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

pillow step up and down affected leg leading

step onto two stacked pillows with affected leg first, then unaffected, step down with unaffected leg first, then affected.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
quadriceps, gluteus maximus, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Place 2 pillows on ground and stand infront of them, place affected leg on pillow followed by unaffected leg and lower ddown with unaffected leg followed by affected, return to start position and Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.