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standing side bend - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

standing side bend

stand with arms at shoulder height, side bend to touch hand to foot, stretching the elevated side.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
obliques, quadratus lumborum, latissimus dorsi
Goal
mobility, stretching, flexibility
Type
active

How it is done

Stand with feet 14-16 inch apart, elevate the arms to 90 degrees by the side. Side bend on one side and try to touch the hand to foot on the same side. Feel for the stretch on the side of elevate the arm. Switch side and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.