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single leg standing with lateral ball toss - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

single leg standing with lateral ball toss

stand on one leg while catching and throwing a ball sideways against a wall to challenge balance and trunk stability

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head, shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, gluteus maximus, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Equipment
ball, wall
Goal
balance, coordination, stability, proprioception
Type
active, resisted

How it is done

Stand with holding a ball, wall on one side. Lift one leg off the floor and stand on one leg. With maintaing the balance catch and throw the ball on wall sideways. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.