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supine leg swipe on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
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supine leg swipe on swiss ball

lie supine with ankle on ball, roll ball side to side while keeping opposite hip down and knee straight.

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
hip adductors, hip abductors, obliques, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with arms crossed over the chest and ankle resting on ball keeping knees straight. Roll the ball sideways without lifting the opposite hip off the floor, roll back to centre and repeat alternating sides.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.