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supine hip abduction with leg lift - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

supine hip abduction with leg lift

lying on back, lift one leg off floor and move laterally away from midline, then return to start

Starting position
supine
Joints
hip
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, tensor fasciae latae
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with leg straight forward and arms crossed over chest. Raise one leg a little bit off the floor and move away from the body , slide the leg 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.