UNILATERAL HIP DROP + HIP HIKE – RESEARCH
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EMG STUDIES
UPPER GLUTEUS MAXIMUS, GLUTEUS MEDIUS, TFL
Which Exercises Target the Gluteal Muscles While Minimizing Activation of the Tensor Fascia Lata? – 2013
– Selkowitz et al
Procedure
– determine which exercises are best for activating the gluteus medius and the superior portion of the gluteus maximus, while minimizing activity of the tensor fascia lata (TFL).
Fine Wire Electrodes
– SUP-GMAX: superior and lateral to midpoint of a line drawn b/n the posterior superior iliac spine and posterior greater trochanter.
– GMED: inserted 2.5 cm distal to the midpoint of the iliac crest (ie, middle portion).
– TFL: inserted distal and slightly lateral to the anterior superior iliac spine and medial and superior to the greater trochanter.
| Hip Hike | Starting position was standing on an elevated platform, with the knees and hips at 0° in the sagittal and coronal planes, and the feet/toes pointed straight ahead in midline. The subject remained weight bearing on the tested lower limb while alternately raising and lowering the other limb off the edge of the platform (by raising and lowering the pelvis), maintaining the knees at 0°. |