Abductor Stretch: Standing. HMob

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What is the purpose of this exercise?

To stretch the hip abductors – including the glutes, piriformis, tensor fascia latae/ITB, among others

Why would you utilize it?

We expect to have around 30-45 degrees of hip adduction (bringing the thigh in toward the body) and limitations in hip abductor flexibility can limit that. It was once thought that hip abductor tightness was primarily due to the tensor fascia latae/ITB though recent research has demonstrated it to be more a problem with the glutes and other hip abductors

From a performance perspective: Sufficient hip abductor flexibility is important for the ability to bring the leg across the body as is needed in a variety of sports (cheer, gymnastics, dancing, etc.) Additionally motion here is important to be able to bring the leg into adduction without the pelvis excessively tilting or dropping to one side & being able to maintain a stable pelvis may be of benefit for force absorption/generation through the legs.

From a pain standpoint: If we have lower back pain aggravated by lumbar sidebending/rotation and have a noted limitation in motion or asymmetry between sides then this may be worth addressing – as that can contribute to pulling the spine into more of that sidebending/rotation (and can also contribute to the illusion of there being a leg length discrepancy by pulling the pelvis down on one side relative to the other.)

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