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standing overhead rotation with forward bend - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

standing overhead rotation with forward bend

stand holding ball overhead, rotate trunk 45 degrees, bend forward with flat back, rotate to opposite side, return upright

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
gluteus maximus, deltoid, obliques, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with both hands overhead holding the swiss ball. Twist to 45 degree to one side, bend forward keeping back flat, twist to centre and then to other side. Straighten the back 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.