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Side-Lying Hip Abduction with Band

Side-Lying Hip Abduction with Band: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lie on your side with a band looped around your thighs, legs stacked and straight. Lift your top leg up toward the ceiling, then lower it back down with control.

Body region
Hip
Position
Side Lying
Equipment
Band
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
  • Hip Arthroscopy
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

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