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side lying hip extension with bent knee - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

side lying hip extension with bent knee

lying on side with knees bent, extend top hip backward while maintaining knee flexion then return to start

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
hip, knee
Muscles
gluteus medius, gluteus maximus, hamstrings
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on one side, bend both knees to 90 degree. Kick the top leg backwards with maintaing the knee position, 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.