Spine · Mid recovery
Standing Side Bend
How to do it
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and one hand resting on your hip. Slide your other hand down the side of your leg, bending sideways at your waist, then return to upright and repeat on the other side.
- Body region
- Spine
- Position
- Standing
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Strengthening
Used in home programs for
- Mechanical / Non-Specific Low Back Pain
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