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side plank - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

side plank

isometric core strengthening exercise performed on side with trunk elevated on elbow and feet

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
shoulder, lumbar spine, thoracic spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, deltoid, obliques, quadratus lumborum, transverse abdominis
Goal
postural correction, stability, endurance
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Lie on the one side, with elbow under the shoulder and other hand on the waist, keeping legs straight forward. Lift the trunk off the floor, hold the position and lower down the trunk 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.