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Hip Airplane

Hip Airplane: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stand on one leg with a slight bend in your knee. Hinge forward at your hip while lifting your other leg straight back, rotating your hips open, then return to standing.

Body region
Hip
Position
Standing
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Late recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Gait & Balance Dysfunction / Fall Risk
  • Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
  • Hip Arthroscopy

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