Side-Lying Hip Abduction
Strengthens the muscles on the side of the hip.
What it helps
Loads the side-hip muscles a step harder, building the strength that keeps your hip level and takes pressure off the joint on stairs and longer walks.
How to do it
- Lie on your side with the bottom leg bent for support.
- Keep the top leg straight and raise it toward the ceiling.
- Hold briefly, then lower slowly.
Tips
- Keep your toes pointing forward, not up.
Commonly done as 2-3 sets of 10-15, daily.
Where this appears in recovery
Side-Lying Hip Abduction is part of 11 recovery programs, typically in the before surgery and phase 2 and phase 3 and phase 1 stage. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
- Total Hip Arthroplasty exercise guide
- Trochanteric Bursitis exercise guide
- Trochanteric Bursitis exercise guide
- Hip Osteoarthritis exercise guide
- Hip Avascular Necrosis exercise guide
- Hip Impingement (FAI) exercise guide
- Hip Impingement (FAI) exercise guide
- Hip Pain exercise guide
- Hip Dysplasia exercise guide
- Hip Labral Tear exercise guide
- Hip Labral Tear exercise guide
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.