Effectiveness of wobble board lateral step-up vs. Stable Platform lateral step-up in hip abductor streng Thening on healthy subjects

Abstract

Objective of this study is to compare the effect of the wobble board lateral step-up exercise or stable platform lateral step-up exercise in strengthening of hip abductor  This study concentrated  on  hip strengthening, especially the hip abductors is an important on dominant side stability and it may  strengthened by lateral step-up exercises. Convenient sampling method was used among the students of Saveetha University Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Grouping was done by random block design. Sixty healthy subjects (aged between 18 – 30 years) volunteered for this study. . They were divided into 2 equal groups. One group received the wobble board lateral step-up exercise, while the other group received stable platform lateral step-up exercise.  The wobble board lateral step-up exercise group demonstrated significantly greater improvement in strength of hip abductor, with a mean difference of4.701 lb (p<0.005)) than the stable platform lateral step-up exercise group. The study showed that wobble board lateral step-up exercise is more beneficial in improving Hip abductor muscle strength than stable platform lateral step-up..