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seated side bend on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

seated side bend on swiss ball

sit on ball with feet flat, bend laterally to one side sliding hand down toward floor, return to center and alternate sides.

Starting position
sitting
Joints
lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
obliques, erector spinae, quadratus lumborum
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, balance, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

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. With maintaing the balance, bend to one side ny sliding hand on ball towards the floor. Back to starting position and repeat alternating the side.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.