Eccentric hip abductor training: one exercise against the #1 factor in knee injuries
An eccentric hip abductor isn't a new discipline, but an old exercise transitioned into a different mode. A recent pilot study in PLoS One showed that 4 weeks of the eccentric variation alone reduced dynamic knee valgus in young women more effectively than the classic concentric version. Dynamic valgus is precisely that “falling inward” mechanism that lies behind ACL injuries, patellofemoral...
