by Jacob Culbertson
@jculbertson7
EP.1 // Hip strengthening to prevent knee injury
Strong hips = healthy knees
After a knee injury, you will often see hip strengthening exercises done during the initial recovery process while the knee has limited range of motion. However, this can be done as a preventative strategy. The way our hips are angled causes a slight down and inward force that translates from the hip to the knee. With weak hip abductors, there is an even larger force placed on the medial knee that can cause injury, especially with heavy resistance training.
In this video, I'm demonstrating a basic hip abduction exercise, but you can also do other exercises such as banded clamshells, lateral side steps with band, or single leg extensions/deadlifts.
Get creative with these exercises!
About Jacob
Hi everyone! My name is Jacob Culbertson. I'm currently a first year student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. I graduated from The University of Dayton in May 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in health science with a concentration in exercise and movement science. I've been a training partner of Zach’s for the last four years, and I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge with Matheny Muscle!
As someone who has suffered a significant elbow injury in the past and as a future physical therapist, I will be focusing on injury prevention and rehab techniques. I will be sharing my “PT tip of the week” a few times each month to promote proper training and emphasize prevention of common mistakes in training.
You can expect video demonstration with explanations as well as written descriptions for each tip! I am excited to work with all of you from a distance, and if you have any specific questions or ideas you want me to teach, reach out to any of the trainers or myself and I will be happy to help!
