Hip adduction, band or machine

How to do it

Bring the leg to the midline under control and let it back slowly. No trunk rotation and no swinging.

Default dose

3 × 12 · each side

This is the library's default dose. Each person's programme is set after assessment, around the grade of their finding and their own conditions and limits.

Where it sits in a programme: Activate the weak

The third phase is activation: strengthening a muscle that has become weak or underused, with controlled movement and light load, so it can carry its share of holding the body up.

Which postural findings it is prescribed for

It appears in programmes the tool prescribes after a musculoskeletal assessment.

Take care

• If the movement causes pain or makes pain worse, stop and contact the clinic or your doctor.

Source

Common practice, no specific study.

Other exercises in this phase

• Chin tuck — deep neck flexors
• Prone Y — lower trapezius
• Wall serratus slide
• Wall angel
• Glute bridge
• Dead bug