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bridge on swiss ball with calf support - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

bridge on swiss ball with calf support

lift hips from sitting on ball with calves supported to form straight line from knees to trunk

Starting position
sitting
Joints
hip, knee, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit with calf on the swiss ball and hands under the shoulder. Lift the buttocks off the floor, so that knees, buttocks and trunk are in straight line. Lower the buttocks 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.