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single leg standing medial arch activation - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg standing medial arch activation

stand on one leg, press heel and ball of great toe to elevate medial arch, then release and repeat.

Starting position
standing
Joints
head, foot
Muscles
tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus, intrinsic foot muscles
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand on single leg and maintain the balance, now press the heel and ball of great toe on the ground in such a way, so that inner or medial arch rises off the floor and release the pressure and return to back. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.