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quadruped hip extension with flexed knee - beginner Trunk exercise
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quadruped hip extension with flexed knee

from hands and knees, lift one bent knee toward ceiling, lower back to start, repeat on same side.

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus maximus, hamstrings, erector spinae
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Get down on hands and knee position i.e on 4 points ( both hands and both knees), hands under the shoulder and knees under the hip. Keeping the knee bend, kick towards the ceiling, lower the knee 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.