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

standing foot arch activation

press heel and great toe into floor to actively lift inner arch, then release to starting position

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

How it is done

Stand and 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.