Hips don't lie
See your hip adductors (inner thigh muscles) in balance?
Two simple tests to find out:–
Alternate test:-
Lie on the floor on your side, placing weight on your hip. Move the opposite (upper) hip and leg so it is resting behind the lower leg. Lift the lower leg off of the floor. If this is easy and doesn’t cause any pain try to add some resistance with a resistance band, ankle weight, or force applied by a friend. Repeat on opposite side. The amount of strength noted should be equal.
Squat with weak adductors
– Squats can also be a telltale sign of hip adductor weakness, says Laudner: “If your knees point outward during a squat then there could be an imbalance of hip strength with your hip adductors being weaker than the reciprocal hip muscles (hip abductors).”
Dr. Maria Jennifer Pinto (P T.)
Two simple tests to find out:–
Lie on the floor on your side, placing weight on your hip. Move the opposite (upper) hip and leg so it is resting behind the lower leg. Lift the lower leg off of the floor. If this is easy and doesn’t cause any pain try to add some resistance with a resistance band, ankle weight, or force applied by a friend. Repeat on opposite side. The amount of strength noted should be equal.
Squat with weak adductors
Normal squat
– Squats can also be a telltale sign of hip adductor weakness, says Laudner: “If your knees point outward during a squat then there could be an imbalance of hip strength with your hip adductors being weaker than the reciprocal hip muscles (hip abductors).”
Dr. Maria Jennifer Pinto (P T.)
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