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seated foot arch activation - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

seated foot arch activation

press heel and ball of great toe down while lifting inner arch, then release to starting position.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
head, foot
Muscles
tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus, intrinsic foot muscles
Equipment
chair
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Sit on chiar with feet on the floor. Press the heel and ball of great toe on the floor, so that inner arch raise off the floor. Hold the arch and release the pressure to starting position. Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.