The Diver

| 11/11/2025

Starting position:
The patient is standing with full weight on his injured leg and the opposite knee slightly flexed backwards.

Instructions:
The patient is asked to perform the exercise as a simulated dive (hip flexion from an upright trunk position) of the injured, standing leg and simultaneous stretching arms forward and attempting maximal hip extension.

Sets:
6 x 3

*Good quality, keep pelvis horizontally throughout the whole movement

*Maintain 10–20° knee flexion in the standing leg.

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