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lateral step down exercise - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

lateral step down exercise

stand on step, lower unaffected leg sideways to floor, follow with other leg, return to step and repeat

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius
Equipment
step
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Place a step ( bathroom sitting stool) on ground, stand on it. Lower down unaffected leg towards the floor sideways, followed by other leg. Get back on step and repeat, gradually increase the intensity.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.