Range of Motion at Hip and Thigh

What type of joint is the hip?

ball & socket

Because of the hip being a ball & socket joint, what happens to mobility and stability?

• higher mobility (greater ROM)

• require mor estability

How is hip PROM for flexion performed?

• supine

• SL

• seated

How is hip PROM for extension performed?

• prone

• SL

How is hip PROM for adduction/abduction performed?

• supine

• prone

How is hip PROM for IR/ER performed?

• supine

• prone

• seated

How can hip AAROM be performed?

• heel slides with assistance of towel or contralateral limb

• assistance from AT

In what position is the hip flexor stretched?

Thomas Test postion

What is another way to stretch the hamstring muscles without laying down?

placing on top a chair or another object (preferably immovable)

ER of the tibia stretches which muscles of the hamstring group?

• semimembranosus

• semitendinosus

IR of the tibia stretches which muscles of the hamstring group?

biceps femoris

What happens to the piriformis actions as the hip is flexed >90 degrees

• reverses rotary action

• becomes hip IR

In what position is the ITB/TFL stretched?

scissor position with extreme adduction

What is the sequence of actions of the hip to stretch the TFL

• flexed

• abducted

• axtended

• adducted