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great toe stretching - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

great toe stretching

seated great toe stretch targeting plantar flexor flexibility and foot arch mobility

Starting position
sitting
Joints
head, foot
Muscles
flexor hallucis longus, flexor hallucis brevis, plantar fascia
Equipment
chair
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active assisted, passive

How it is done

Sit on chair, both feet on ground and hold the greattoe with hand and pull it towards the body. Feel for stretch under the great toe and foot. Release the pull and repeat the exercise.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.