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long sitting trunk rotation with swiss ball between ankles - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

long sitting trunk rotation with swiss ball between ankles

seated trunk rotation with ball squeezed between ankles and arms extended, alternating sides for core control.

Starting position
long-sitting
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
hip adductors, obliques, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Sit with legs straight forward, place a swiss ball between the ankles and arms elevated to 90 degrees by the side. Press the ball between ankles and twist the trunk to one direction with arm moving in same direction. Untwist to starting position and repeat alternative sides.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.