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supine core set with alternating arm overhead reach - beginner Trunk exercise
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supine core set with alternating arm overhead reach

lying supine with knees bent, maintain abdominal bracing while alternating arm overhead movements.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
deltoid, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isometric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend and arms by the side. Elevate one arm overhead maintaing the core set, arm 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.