EBMP: Evidence Based Made Practical

Listen up 🗣🗣🗣

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There is so much research giving us a multitude of ways to treat our patients. There is bound to be an article or two that can support any and every different approach out there- so how do we use the evidence without getting overwhelmed? 🤔

Understanding can guide you in choosing high quality of research like this article: a systematic review of glute muscle activation.📖

This study supports sidelying hip abduction, side bridge with hip abduction, and side stepping with a band at the ankles all as exercises with high MVIC on EMG studies for glute activation.📈

Always look at the quality of the study as well to ensure it’s something worth hanging your hat on 🧢

Why is this important? : when prescribing a plan of care- pick the exercises that you are shown to target the muscles you’re trying to strengthen the best! 1️⃣

Side note: If your patients can’t get into the positions- use your creativity to break the movement down and meet your patients in their capabilities vs changing paths altogether! 🦾

Try these out next time you patient needs some hip strength! 🦵🏼