Isometric Wall Side Kick

ISOMETRIC WALL SIDE KICK

The isometric wall side kick is a strengthening exercise for the hip abductors. Start by standing beside a wall and place your foot against the wall. Raise the leg to roughly 45 degrees hip abduction. Press into the wall with maximal tolerable effort for up to 7 seconds and then rest for 5 seconds. Repeat as required.

Muscles involved:

  • hip abductors

    • gluteus medius

    • gluteus minimus

    • gluteus maximus

Related conditions:

  • glute tendinitis

  • greater trochanteric pain syndrome

  • hip bursitis

  • gluteus medius strain

  • sacroiliac joint syndrome

  • myofascial pain syndrome gluteus medius

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