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seated hip external rotation with knee flexed - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

seated hip external rotation with knee flexed

sit with hips and knees at 90 degrees, lift one foot and rotate hip externally bringing foot toward midline, return and repeat

Starting position
sitting
Joints
hip
Muscles
gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, piriformis, external rotators
Equipment
table
Goal
postural correction, coordination, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Sit on table with hip - knees bend to 90°- 90 and feet touches on floor and hands resting on thighs. Lift one leg off the floor and rotate the hip in such a way that foot moves towards the body, rotate back to staring position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.