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hip abduction quadruped position - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

hip abduction quadruped position

quadruped hip abduction with resistance band around thighs, lifting knee toward ceiling while maintaining stable spine and pelvis

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
hip, lumbar spine
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, gluteus maximus, transverse abdominis
Equipment
resistance band
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted

How it is done

Get down on hands and knee position i.e on 4 points ( both hands and both knees), hands under the shoulder and knees under the hip. With maintaing the position, lift one knee off the floor towards the ceiling with pulling theraband. 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.