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Seated Lateral Weight Shift

Seated Lateral Weight Shift: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Shift trunk and pelvis toward one sit bone while both feet stay planted.

Body region
General
Position
Seated
Equipment
Chair
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Therapeutic Exercise

Used in home programs for

  • Fall Risk / Gait Instability
  • Osteoporosis / Bone Health (Fracture Prevention)

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