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Dead Bug with Heel Tap

Dead Bug with Heel Tap: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lie on your back with your knees bent to 90 degrees and shins parallel to the floor. Slowly lower one heel to tap the floor while keeping your lower back pressed down, then return and switch sides.

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 Laminectomy / Decompression
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Mechanical / Non-Specific Low Back Pain
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

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