Exercises

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Core Strengthening

• Sahrmann Abdominal Exercise Progression (Levels 1A & 1B)
• Sahrmann Abdominal Exercise Progression (Levels 2, 3 & 4)
• Bridge (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
• Quadruped Alternating UE, LE & UE/LE Extension
• Front Plank (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
• Plank Reach Matrix
• Upper Extremity Step Ups
• Handwalk
• Side Plank (Levels 1, 2, 2+ & 3)
• Physioball Knee Tucks
• Physioball Walkout & Physioball Walkout with Push-up
• Prone Alternating UE, LE & UE/LE Extension on Physioball
• Seated Diagonal Lift & Chop on Physioball
• Seated Core Stability with Physioball
• Supine Core Stability & Supine Walkout with Physioball
• Bridge on Physioball (Knees Extended & Knees Extended with Leg Lift)
• Bridge on Physioball (Knees Bent)
• Russian Twist on Physioball
• Half-Kneeling Diagonal Lift and Chop
• Sidelying Hip Abduction (Clams)
• Lateral & Backward Band Walks
• Hip Lift (Single Leg Bridge)

Upper Body Strengthening

• Standing Bilateral & Alternating Row with Resistance Band
• Standing Bilateral & Alternating Shoulder Extension with Resistance Band
• Seated Diagonal Lift & Chop on Physioball
• Front Plank (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
• Side Plank (Levels 1, 2, 2+ & 3)
• Plank Reach Matrix
• Upper Extremity Step Ups
• Push-up (+) Against Wall (with or without Physioball) & Push-up (+) in the CorPhysioball
• Physioball Walkout & Physioball Walkout with Push-up
• Standing D1 UE Extension & Flexion
• Standing D2 UE Extension & Flexion
• Skull Crushers & Upright Row

Lower Body Strengthening

• Bridge (Levels 1, 2 & 3)
• Sidelying Hip Abduction (Clams)
• Hip Lift (Single Leg Bridge)
• Lateral & Backward Band Walks
• Split Squat
• Forward & Reverse Lunges
• Lateral & Crossover Lunges
• Forward Lunge with Chest Pass
• Single Leg Balance with LE Movement
• Inverted Hamstring Stretch & Star Drill
• Eccentric Step Down
• Bridge on Physioball (Knees Extended & Knees Extended with Leg Lift)
• Bridge on Physioball (Knees Bent)
• Forward Lunge to Instep

Stretching

• Supine AAROM (Forward Flexion & Posterior Capsule Stretch)
• Supine Wand AAROM (Forward Flexion, External Rotation & 90/90 External Rotation)
• Sidelying Internal Rotation Stretch
• Doorway Pec Stretch
• Sidelying Thoracic Spine Stretch
• Scorpion Stretch
• Piriformis Stretch Against a Wall
• Supine Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Stretch
• Sidelying QL Stretch
• Rectus Femoris (Quad) Stretch off Table & Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch
• Thomas Hip Flexor Stretch
• Tri-planar Hamstring Stretch
• Supine Hamstring & Calf Stretch with Belt
• Dorsiflexion Stair & Downward Dog Stretches