Strengthening the hip adductors helps to stabilise both the hip and the knee.
The main hip adductor muscles include:
- adductor brevis
- adductor longus
- adductor magnus
- pectineus
- gracilis
An adductor is a muscle which, when contracted, 'adducts' the limb, bringing it closer to the midline.
Strengthening the hip adductors helps to stabilise both the hip and the knee.