Straight-Leg Raise to the Outside
Current as of: June 26, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Joan Rigg, PT, OCS – Physical Therapy
These straight-leg raises help you strengthen the muscles around your hip. Do 8 to 12 repetitions. Lie on your side, with your injured leg on top. Tighten the muscles on the front of the thigh of your injured leg to keep your knee straight. Keep your hip and your leg straight in line with the rest of your body, and keep…