Ever heard the words abduction and adduction in relation to your workouts? These two similar-sounding terms describe opposite movements that are key to improving strength, mobility, and injury ...

Objective To systematically review the association between hip adduction and abduction strength, and adduction-to-abduction strength ratio in healthy athletes with the occurrence of future groin pain ...

Objective: To determine if the combined isometric contractions of knee extension/hip adduction and knee extension/hip abduction will elicit a different quadriceps and gluteus medius electromyographic ...

You don’t need a degree to understand your adductors vs abductors, we’re going to give you a simple breakdown today. We’ll also talk more about how to train them and why they matter so much for your ...

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Hip abduction exercises can be done in a couple of different positions. You can choose to use equipment like resistance bands or just do the moves on your own. Hip abduction workouts are versatile.

Exercise scientist Milo Wolf, PhD, recently shared a science-backed leg workout that hits every major muscle group—not just ...

Everything in medicine is connected, a principle I particularly keep in mind when I'm dealing with sports hernias (or athletic pubalgia), adductor injuries, and hip problems. I like to think of the ...

Oftentimes, your hip abductors are the reason why your hips feel so tight. These muscles start to tense up if you sit too long at work, overuse them during exercise, or if you have poor posture — ...

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