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side plank on knee and elbow with hip dip - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

side plank on knee and elbow with hip dip

side-lying trunk stabilization with hip lowering and lifting while supported on elbow and knee

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, deltoid, obliques, quadratus lumborum, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, stability, endurance
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the one side, elbow under the shoulder and other hand on the waist and knees bend to 90 degrees. Llift the trunk off the floor, hold the position and lower down the buttocks towards the floor 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.