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supine hip external rotation with flexed knee - beginner Trunk exercise
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supine hip external rotation with flexed knee

lying on back, bend one knee to 90 degrees and rotate outward toward floor, then return to center

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
gluteus maximus, hip external rotators, piriformis
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with legs straight forward. Bend one knee to 90 degree, move the knee out towards the floor, move 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.