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bird dog - beginner Trunk exercise
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  • beginner

bird dog

quadruped exercise alternating opposite arm and leg extension to challenge core stability and coordination.

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
hip, shoulder, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus maximus, deltoid, erector spinae, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, balance, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active

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. Elevate alternate hand and leg, 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.