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seated single leg extension on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
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seated single leg extension on swiss ball

sit on swiss ball with hips and knees at ninety degrees, extend one leg forward while maintaining balance and arm position.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
hip, knee, lumbar spine
Muscles
quadriceps, hip flexors, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, stability
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 arms elevate to 90 degree by the side. With maintaing the balance, straight one leg forward. Lower down the leg 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.