Isometric Wall Side Kick
Written By David Song
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