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ankle dorsiflexion with resistance band in long sitting - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

ankle dorsiflexion with resistance band in long sitting

pull ankle toward body against band resistance while sitting with legs extended and foot secured.

Starting position
long-sitting
Joints
head
Muscles
tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit with both knee straight and foot facing upward, tie one end of theraband at foot and other end to stable surface oppsite side of body. Now pull the ankle towards body against the resistance of theraband.release it to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.