90/90 Hip Hinge

90/90 HIP HINGE

This is a hip external rotation mobility exercise. Sit on the ground with your knees bent in front of you wider than shoulder distance apart. Rotate one leg into internal rotation and the other into external rotation. Your thighs should be 90 degrees to each other. Rotate the torso towards the direction of the externally rotated thigh. Begin to hinge forwards at the hips as far as you can and return back up to a seated position.

Muscles Involved:

• Gluteus maximus

• Gluteus medius

• Piriformis

Related Conditions:

• Snapping Hip Syndrome

• Hip Impingement

• Glute Amnesia

• Non-Specific Low Back Pain

• Piriformis Syndrome

• Pseudo Sciatica

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