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

standing calf stretch with straight knee and inversion

stand facing wall, step forward, bend front knee into lunge while inverting rear foot to stretch calf with straight knee

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

How it is done

Stand facing the wall, put one leg forward, Now bend forwarded knee as in lunges along with lean on wall and rotate the foot of behind leg inside ( affected leg). Feel for the strech on behind leg over the calf. Release the strech by knee straight.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.