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trunk side bending on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
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trunk side bending on swiss ball

sit on swiss ball with feet flat, hands on waist, side bend laterally while maintaining balance, return to neutral

Starting position
sitting
Joints
lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
obliques, erector spinae, quadratus lumborum
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on the Swiss ball, with feet touches the floor and hips-knees at 90-90 degrees and hands on the waist. With maintaing the balance, side bend to one side, back to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.