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single leg standing balance with reaching on pillow - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

single leg standing balance with reaching on pillow

stand on one leg on pillow while reaching forward in multiple directions with opposite leg

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius, soleus
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand on 1 pillow, lift one leg off the pillow and stand on one leg. Maintain the balance with one leg standing on pillow and reach forward in different direction with lifted foot. Lower the foot to staring position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.