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supine crunch on swiss ball - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

supine crunch on swiss ball

lie supine on swiss ball, hands behind head, lift head and shoulders off ball, lower and repeat

Starting position
supine
Joints
lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
hip flexors, rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on the swiss ball with feet on the floor. Roll forward on the ball so that upper body on the ball, hands behind the head. Lift head, shoulder and upper body off the ball, loer the head upper body and shoulder 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.