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standing hip abduction with resistance band - beginner Lower Body exercise
  • Lower Body
  • beginner

standing hip abduction with resistance band

standing single leg abduction against band resistance with chair support for balance

Starting position
standing
Joints
hip
Muscles
gluteus medius, hip abductors, gluteus minimus, tensor fasciae latae
Equipment
resistance band, chair
Goal
postural correction, balance, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand, tie one end of theraband just above the exercising leg ( eg. - Right leg) and other end to the stable surface on opposite (left) side. Move the leg away from the other leg, pulling the theraband. Move 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.