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forward step up exercise - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

forward step up exercise

step up onto elevated surface with one leg, bring other leg up, then step down in controlled manner.

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip, knee, head
Muscles
gluteus medius, quadriceps, gluteus maximus, hamstrings
Equipment
step, platform
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing the step, lift one leg off the floor and place on step front, squeeze the buttocks and lift other leg off the floor and placed on step. lower down with unaffected leg followed by affected, return to start position and Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.