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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