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seated side bend stretch - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

seated side bend stretch

seated lateral trunk flexion on swiss ball with overhead arm reach to stretch lateral trunk muscles

Starting position
sitting
Joints
shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
obliques, quadratus lumborum, latissimus dorsi, intercostals
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active, passive

How it is done

Sit on the Swiss ball, with feet touches the floor and hips-knees at 90-90 degrees and arms by the side. Elevate one arm overhead and side bend to opposite direction, feel for the stretch at the side of raise arm. Release stretch 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.