The Diver
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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