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seated trunk rotation with swiss ball between knees - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

seated trunk rotation with swiss ball between knees

seated trunk rotation exercise with ball squeeze between knees while maintaining elevated arms at shoulder height

Starting position
sitting
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
hip adductors, obliques, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit with knees bend and foot on the floor, place a swiss ball between the knees and arms elevated to 90 degrees by the side. Press the ball between knees 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.