Hip abduction refers to the movement of your leg away from the center of your body. It involves moving your leg outwards, away from your other leg. Full definition
Some indications exist that providing cues or interventions directed towards stabilising the lumbar spine may be effective for increasing gluteus medius muscle activity during side - lying hip abduction exercise (Cynn et al. 2006). (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)
Several researchers have explored how hip internal - external rotation angle alters gluteus medius EMG activity during performance of the side - lying hip abduction exercise, by altering foot position (Philippon et al. 2011; McBeth et al. 2012; Lee et al. 2013a; Lee et al. 2014). (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)
Indeed, when Stastny et al. (2015) explored the farmers» walk, they found relatively high levels of gluteus medius EMG activity, particularly in individuals with lower hip abduction strength. (strengthandconditioningresearch.com)