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supine knee to chest - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

supine knee to chest

lying on back, pull both knees to chest with hands to stretch lower back and hips

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
hip, knee, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active assisted, passive

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend. Lift one feet off the floor followed by the other, using hands pull knees towards the chest. Feel for stretch on the back of trunk, lower down the legs 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.