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ankle inversion with resistance band in knee flexion - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

ankle inversion with resistance band in knee flexion

seated ankle inversion against band resistance with knee supported on pillow while controlling movement return.

Starting position
long-sitting, sitting
Joints
head, foot
Muscles
tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior
Equipment
resistance band, pillow
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit with knee straight, pillow under the knee of exercising leg. Tie one end of theraband on exercising foot and hold the other end with hand. Move the foot towards the body against theraband resistance and move back to starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.