Alternative Test for Hip Abduction: (Hip Clam)

To test the right side:

• Patient is lying on their left side with a pillow under the head and the shoulder and hips perpendicular to the table.
• The hips are flexed to approximately 45º with the knees flexed and the feet touching.
• Ask the patient to slowly raise the right knee as high as possible keeping the feet in contact.
• Compare the right to the left side, and compare any limitations noted in range of motion with the degree of inhibition of the gluteus medius on that side.