Hip Joint Control and Vertical Alignment

Listed by the publisher as “Perfecting Hip Joint Control”

This standing exercise uses a chair for balance to explore the movement of the hip joint. Participants tilt the torso forward while extending one leg back, mimicking a seesaw or scale to find vertical alignment and skeletal support while minimizing muscular effort.

StandingHipsHip JointSkeletal SupportStanding BalanceVerticalityPostureEquipment: ChairFlexion/Extension: Extension LeaningRotation: NoneSide bending: NoneCross-lateral: Defining