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Straight Leg Raise with External Rotation

Straight Leg Raise with External Rotation: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lie on your back with one knee bent and the other leg straight, turned outward from the hip. Tighten your thigh muscle and lift the straight leg up, then lower back down with control.

Body region
Knee
Position
Supine
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
  • Hip Osteoarthritis
  • Knee Osteoarthritis

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