Lie on your back with your kness bent and feet flat on the floor. Engage abdominal muscles and slowly rotate your knees to one side, keeping your hips in contact with the floor. The upper body should remain flat on the ground during the rotation. Return to starting position and repeat on the opposite side. Perform two sets of ten.

Rest your hands on the front of your knees.

Slowly bend forward and reach for one foot with both hands.

Slowly return to the upright position.

Repeat as prescribed.

Stand with feet shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent, and core engaged.

Bring one arm up 90 degrees resting on the wall and place your forearms and palms against the wall

Press firmly but gently into the wall with your arm/hand while trying to rotate your trunk toward the wall, but resist the motion using your core.

3 sets of 15-30 seconds per side

Feet planted firmly on the floor

Rotate the trunk to the opposite side. Avoid rotating your pelvis.

3 sets of 10 reps on per side

Turn trunk to the opposite side with feet planted.

Bend laterally (to the side) to stretch the trunk.

Turn to the opposite side and repeat the stretch the opposite side.

2 sets and hold for 10-15 secs on each side

Come up into a sit up with hands along your side

Slowly lower back down

2 sets of 10 reps

(If needed have assistance to keep your feet planted on the floor)

Come up bringing your chest to your knees clearing the superior & inferior angles of the scapula

3 sets of 20 reps

degrees with your feet pointed to the ceiling

Hold the ball in your hands by your knees

When you are ready roll the ball up your legs and touch your feet clearing the superior & inferior angles of both scapula.

Roll the ball back towards your stomach as you come down from your sit up.

2 sets of 10-15 reps

Hold your chosen resistance handle or band with both hands close to one shoulder

Engage your core and maintain a neutral spine

Initiate the swing by rotating your torso and hips diagonally downward, moving the resistance across your body from the high side.

As you rotate, pivot your back foot and shift your weight to your lead leg. Keep your arms extended but not locked.

End with the resistance near your opposite hip, torso rotated, and hips fully turned. Slowly reverse the movement back to the starting position.

3 sets of 10-15 reps per side

Stand with feet shoulder width apart, knees slightly bent, and core engaged.

Grasp the handle with both hands above one shoulder while facing forward.

In a controlled motion, pull the handle diagonally across your body toward your opposite hip, rotating your trunk and pivoting your back foot.

Keep arms mostly straight but not locked.

Engage your core throughout the movement.

End with hands near the opposite hip and your body rotated slightly in that direction.

Slowly return to the start.

Perform 8–15 reps per side, 2–3 sets depending on the goal

Purpose: Measure a composite of available rotational motion(cervical, thoracic, and lumbar).

Target Population: Neurologic conditions

Procedure: Subjects are seated inside of a 1 meter diameter circular hoop with their pelvis stabilized. The hoop is positioned at eye level and has object symbols at 5 degree intervals in the inner hoop. Subject performs full active trunk and neck rotation. At the end of rotation, subject identifies the furthest object visible on the hoop. If the object is not identified correctly, subject will identify the next closest visible object.

Measurement Properties: FAR(physical)-maximum angle of rotation

FAR(visual acuity)-maximum angle of visual acuity based on object identification

Normative Values:

Males-117(14.2) degrees

Females-127.8(10.4)degrees

Purpose: To assess hamstring and lower back (trunk) flexibility, which directly impacts trunk flexion during batting.

Target Population: Athletes, especially in sports requiring rotational trunk movement

Procedure:

• The participant sits on the floor with legs extended and reaches forward as far as possible along a measuring line.

• The modified version allows for back and knee support to isolate trunk movement more clearly.

Measurement Properties:

• MDC: 2 cm

• MCID: Not well-established but generally considered meaningful if more than 5% improvement from baseline in athletic populations.

• Normative Values:

  • Male athletes: 15–20 inches

  • Female athletes: 17–21 inches

  • Below 10 inches may indicate restricted trunk or hamstring flexibility.