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table top single leg clamshell - beginner Trunk exercise
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table top single leg clamshell

supine hip abduction with hips and knees at 90 degrees, abducting one leg while feet remain in contact.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
hip
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, gluteus maximus
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back, with arms crossed the chest and hips-knees bend to 90-90 degrees with feet off the floor. Move one knee out towards the floor, keeping foot in contact with each other. Knee 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.