Bilateral Hip Abduction and External Rotation with a Neutral Lumbar Spine
- The patient is lying on their back and instructed to find neutral, midway between 12:00 and 6:00 while monitoring the ASISs with their thumbs.
- Instruct the patient to maintain neutral and draw the belly in towards the spine without flattening the low back.
- While monitoring the ASISs with their thumbs ask the patient to slowly separate the knees while keeping the ASISs still/level.
- If either ASIS begins to move inferiorly (towards the feet) instruct the patient to stop and bring the knees back to the midline and start over.
- Repeat 3-5 times
- The goal is for the patient to be able to maintain a neutral lumbar spine and symmetrically abduct and externally rotate both hips without either ASIS moving inferiorly.