Sidelying Gluteal Activation Exercise
Foundational Exercise
This exercise is important for glute activation.
- Start sidelying on your contralateral side with your ipsilateral side up.
- Roll forward so you are in a plane halfway between sidelying and prone.
- Keep the top (ipsilateral) leg straight
- Drive the ipsilateral leg vertically towards the ceiling.
- Since you are between sidelying and prone, achieving purely vertical motion will require hip extension and abduction, which will optimally engage the gluteus medius and minimus.
Caution
If the patient remains in pure sidelying, this will allow them to recruit the TFL alongside the glutes, which we are trying to avoid.
Citation
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