Spine · Mid recovery
Prone Trunk Extension
How to do it
Lie face-down with your hands lightly resting behind your head or at your sides. Lift your chest off the surface by extending through your upper back, then lower back down with control.
- Body region
- Spine
- Position
- Prone
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Strengthening
Used in home programs for
- Deconditioning / Functional Restoration
- Mechanical / Non-Specific Low Back Pain
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