Subject: PubMed Central, : BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007; 8: 121. Published online 2007 December 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-121.
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Table 1
Hip abductor and adductor muscle strengthening exercises
Exercise |
Dosage |
Abduction in sidelying |
3 sets of 10 at a 10 RM resistance |
Unilateral hip abduction performed in sidelying with the use of ankle cuff weights |
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Abduction in standing |
3 sets of 10 with moderate resistance band |
Unilateral hip abduction performed in standing with the use of resistance band |
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Standing wall isometric hip abduction |
3 sets of 10 with 5 second holds |
Performed in unipedal stance with the opposite limb in 90 degrees of hip and knee flexion. Exercises will be done for both limbs. |
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Adduction in sidelying |
3 sets of 10 at a 10 RM resistance |
Unilateral hip adduction performed in sidelying with the use of ankle cuff weights if possible |
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Abduction in standing |
3 sets of 10 with moderate resistance band |
Unilateral hip abduction performed in standing with the use of resistance band |
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Towel squeezes |
3 sets of 10 with 5 second holds |
Bilateral isometric hip adduction against a rolled-up towel in sitting |
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BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2007; 8: 121.
Published online 2007 December 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-121.
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