Core Activation
Gentle core engagement to support posture and balance while you recover.
What it helps
Switches on the deep core muscles that stabilize your pelvis and spine, giving your hips a solid platform to move from.
How to do it
- Lie or sit comfortably.
- Gently draw your belly button toward your spine.
- Hold a few seconds while breathing normally, then relax.
Tips
- Avoid holding your breath.
Commonly done as 2-3 sets of 10, daily.
Where this appears in recovery
Core Activation is part of 24 recovery programs, typically in the phase 1 and phase 2 stage. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
- Tarsal Tunnel Release exercise guide
- Achilles Tendon Lengthening exercise guide
- Fifth Metatarsal Fracture ORIF exercise guide
- Achilles Tendon Reconstruction exercise guide
- Morton's Neuroma Excision exercise guide
- Calcaneus Fracture ORIF exercise guide
- Keller Bunionectomy exercise guide
- Medial Displacement Calcaneal Osteotomy exercise guide
- Hammertoe Correction exercise guide
- Achilles Tendon Repair exercise guide
- Cheilectomy (Big Toe) exercise guide
- Brostrom Procedure (Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction) exercise guide
- …and 12 more
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.