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standing calf stretch with knee bend and inversion - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing calf stretch with knee bend and inversion

standing wall-supported stretch targeting deep calf muscles with bent knee and inverted foot position.

Starting position
standing
Joints
knee, head
Muscles
gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior
Equipment
wall
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active, passive

How it is done

Stand facing the wall and put non affected leg forward and lean on wall as lunge. Bend the knee of back leg and rotate the foot of inward. Feel for the strech on back leg over the calf. Release the stretch by knee straight. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.