During lumbar flexion, which is the correct hip motion?

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During lumbar flexion, which is the correct hip motion?

When you bend forward, the movement you’re watching is a lumbopelvic flexion pattern, meaning the spine and the hips work together to allow the trunk to move toward the thighs. As the lumbar spine flexes, the hips typically flex as well so the thigh moves toward the trunk and the body can lean forward smoothly. Abduction or adduction are side-to-side motions and aren’t the primary action in forward bending, and extending the hip would move the thigh away from the trunk rather than toward it. So the hip motion that best accompanies lumbar flexion is hip flexion.

When you bend forward, the movement you’re watching is a lumbopelvic flexion pattern, meaning the spine and the hips work together to allow the trunk to move toward the thighs. As the lumbar spine flexes, the hips typically flex as well so the thigh moves toward the trunk and the body can lean forward smoothly. Abduction or adduction are side-to-side motions and aren’t the primary action in forward bending, and extending the hip would move the thigh away from the trunk rather than toward it. So the hip motion that best accompanies lumbar flexion is hip flexion.

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