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Quadruped Hip Extension

Quadruped Hip Extension: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Start on your hands and knees. Keeping your knee bent, lift one leg up behind you until your thigh is level with your hip, then lower back down.

Body region
Hip
Position
Quadruped
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

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