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supine alternate arm leg lift - beginner Trunk exercise
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supine alternate arm leg lift

supine exercise alternating leg lift and opposite arm overhead to challenge core stability and coordination.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
hip flexors, deltoid, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend. Lift one feet off the floor by 4-5 inchs and elevate the opposite arm overhead. lower the foot and arm to starting position and repeat by switch the sides.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.