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crunch on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

crunch on swiss ball

supine abdominal crunch with feet elevated on swiss ball, hands behind head, lifting upper trunk.

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
hip flexors, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on the swiss ball, roll forward so that back resting on the ball and hands behind the head with feet on the floor. Lift head, shoulders and upper body off the ball, lower down the upper body followed by shoulders and head. Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.