My FAVORITE Hip Adductor Exercises for Physical Therapists
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In today's video we go over My FAVORITE Hip Adductors Exercises for Physical Therapists
Struggling to program effective adductor strengthening exercises for patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), groin strains, or tendinopathy? You're not alone — the adductors are often tricky to train, especially when pain and pathology are involved.
In this video, we'll walk you through our go-to adductor rehab progressions, from low-load isometrics to advanced Copenhagen planks, with modifications for every stage of recovery.
💡 What you’ll learn:
✅ Best adductor exercises for physical therapy patients with FAI, athletic pubalgia, adductor strains & more
✅ When and how to progress from isometrics to dynamic strengthening
✅ Programming tips to reduce pain and improve functional outcomes
✅ Cable vs band vs bodyweight options for home or clinic use
✅ Learn how to not overload early-stage tendinopathies
You’ll get practical tools to improve outcomes and protect against reinjury.
Timeline:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:48 - Isometrics
- 2:19 - Sidelying Adduction
- 3:22 - Cable & Band Adduction
- 5:52 - Copenhagen Planks
- 8:30 - 45 Degree Back Extension Adductors
- 9:36 - Adductor Longus & Magnus
- 10:10 - Conclusion
Love me some adducting...
- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS
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