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Resistive Band Chop and Lift    9:8

Starting Position: Sit on bali in optimal posturę. Place band under one foot and prop-erly grasp other end with opposite hand. Grab wrist with other hand waist high. Tighten abdominal muscles.

Movement/Exercise: With straight arm, puli band from waist level up and across body ending overhead. Eyes can follow hands while keeping spine still. Reverse slowly keeping band taut at all times. Repeat. Switch to other side.

CAUTIOH: STAY WITHIN PAIN FREE RANGĘ. KEEP WRISTS IN NEUTRAL ALIGNMENT. DO NOT ALLOW WRISTS TO MOVE AS RESISTIYE BAND STRETCHES.

Breathing: Inhale as band stretches, exhale on return. Modification: Do one arm at a time.

Progression:

1.    Allow trunk to join in movement instead of keeping spine still. Bend over to start and straighten hips and trunk up to lift.

2.    Allow bali to roli backward while flexing and forward while lifting.

3.    Use only one hand to lift as per progressions 1 & 2.

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Purpose/Goal:.

Comments: The bali creates a mobile base of support as band is slretched and challenges the muscles that provide lower extremity and spinał stabilization while strengthening shoulder flexors.

© 1995 by Joannę Posner-Mayer, PT

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Resistive Band Hip Abduction

Starting Position: Sit on bali in optimal posturę. Wrap band around thl(jhn mul properly hołd it with one or both hands.

Movement/Exercise: Step one leg out at a time. Slowly reverse so that band remains taut at all times. Repeat. Alternate legs.

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CAUTIOH: STAY WITHIN PAIN FREE RANGĘ. KEEP WRISTS IN NEUTRAL ALIGNMENT. DO NOT ALLOW WRISTS TO MOVE AS RESISTIYE BAND STRETCHES.

Breathing: Inhale as band stretches, exhale on return.

Modification: Open knees while keeping feet still on floor.

Progression: Keep stepping foot up off ground as it opens and closes and/or close eyes

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Purpose/ Goal:__

Comments: The bali creates a mobile base of support as resistive band is stretched and challenge£ the muscles that provide lower extremity and spinał stabilization. Moving leg continually changes thi center ol gravity over the base ot support. Decreasing base of support increases difficulty.

©1995 by Joannę Posner-Mayer, P'

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