PA Mobilization of the Hip in Prone Crawl

Mobilization of Medial and Inferior Hip Capsule Prior to Hip Adductor Stretching

Prone

PA Mobilization of the Hip in Prone Crawl

  • Patient is prone with hip flexed, abducted and ER
  • Therapist applies a lateral to medial glide to the hip working all along the hip to find the direction of the greatest restriction
  • PA glides are applied and can be graded from I to IV
  • This technique as pictured also
    mobilizes the right obturator nerve