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Bridge with Alternating Leg Extension

Bridge with Alternating Leg Extension: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat, then lift your hips into a bridge position. Straighten one knee to extend that leg out, keeping your hips level, then bend it back down and repeat on the other side.

Body region
Spine
Position
Supine
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Deconditioning / Functional Restoration
  • Lumbar Fusion (TLIF/PLIF/ALIF)
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Mechanical / Non-Specific Low Back Pain
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

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