Exercise - Side-lying Hip Abduction

 

Correct

 

Wrong
Do not arch/round the back or bend knees or rotate the hip or move the leg forward.

DIRECTIONS

Position : Side-lying
Lie on one side with legs straight and toes pointing forward.

 

Form & Movement
Maintain chin tuck, blades set and core set. Breathe out, lift the leg up towards the ceiling with toes pointing forward. Breathe in, lower the leg to starting position. Repeat.
Body types : Hip
Conditions : ACL Sprain-Grade 1 ACL Sprain-Grade 2 ACL Sprain-Grade 3 Adductor Strain Chronic ACL Sprain Chronic Groin Strain Chronic PCL Sprain Gluteal Tendinopathy Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Groin Strain-Grade 1 Groin Strain-Grade 2 Groin Strain-Grade 3 Hip Bursitis Hip OA Knee OA Knee Sprain L Radiculopathy Lateral Meniscal Rehab-Degenerative Lateral Meniscal Rehab-Traumatic LCL Sprain-Grade 1 LCL Sprain-Grade 2 LCL Sprain-Grade 3 MCL Sprain-Grade 1 MCL Sprain-Grade 2 MCL Sprain-Grade 3 Medial Meniscal Rehab-Degenerative Medial Meniscal Rehab-Traumatic Meniscal Injury PCL Sprain-Grade 1 PCL Sprain-Grade 2 PCL Sprain-Grade 3 Recurrent LCL Sprain Recurrent MCL Sprain S Radiculopathy Sciatica- Acute Disc Herniation Sciatica-Chronic Disc Herniation Sciatica-Spinal Stenosis Sciatica-Spondyloisthesis Sciatica-Subacute Disc Herniation Trochanteric Bursitis