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side lying hip flexion with resistance band - beginner Trunk exercise
  • Trunk
  • beginner

side lying hip flexion with resistance band

lying on side, lift top leg forward against band resistance then return to start position

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
hip
Muscles
hip flexors, rectus femoris, iliopsoas
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on ine side with leg straight forward, loop a Theraband above ankles. Lift top leg and kick forward, stretching the theraband. Move the leg back to starting position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.