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seated hip internal rotation with foot lift - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

seated hip internal rotation with foot lift

seated position with hip and knee flexed to ninety degrees, lift foot and internally rotate hip moving foot outward

Starting position
sitting
Joints
hip
Muscles
gluteus minimus, hip internal rotators, tensor fasciae latae
Equipment
table
Goal
postural correction, proprioception, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active

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 away 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.