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Heel Dig With Abdominal Brace

Heel Dig With Abdominal Brace: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Hooklying heel press activates posterior chain without pelvic lift.

Body region
Ankle and foot
Position
Supine
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Cervical Spine Fracture
  • Lumbar Vertebral Compression Fracture
  • Osteoporosis / Bone Health (Fracture Prevention)
  • Sacral / Pelvic Fracture
  • Thoracic Vertebral Compression Fracture
  • Vertebral Augmentation / Kyphoplasty

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