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seated trunk rotation on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

seated trunk rotation on swiss ball

sit on swiss ball with feet flat, arms crossed, rotate trunk side to side while maintaining balance and upright posture.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
obliques, erector spinae, transverse abdominis, multifidus
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, resisted

How it is done

Sit on the Swiss ball, with feet touches the floor and hips-knees at 90-90 degrees and arms crossed in front. With maintaing the balance, twist the trunk to one side and twist back to centre 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.