Wall Lean
Physical Therapy in Western Springs for Ankle
Stand facing a wall or chair-back in a lunge stance with your right foot behind. Keep your right heel on the ground and arch your right foot slightly. Lean your body weight forward until you feel a stretch in the back of the ankle. Hold and repeat as advised by a Clarity Physical Therapy & Wellness Center therapist.
This exercise can be done with right knee straight for gastrocnemius or with right knee bent to bias soleus.