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standing soleus stretch with wall support - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing soleus stretch with wall support

stand in lunge position against wall, bend back knee to stretch soleus muscle in lower calf, then straighten and repeat

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 and put non-affected leg forward and lean on wall as in lunge. Bend the back knee to 20° . Feel for the strech on back leg over the calf. Release the stretch by knee straight and Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.