Which cue describes hip abduction during passive ROM?

Which cue describes hip abduction during passive ROM?

• A. Climbing stairs
• B. Snow Angel
• C. Rolling cookie dough
• D. Beauty Pageant Wave

Answer: (B)

Hip abduction in passive ROM means moving the leg away from the body's midline. The snow angel cue captures this outward, lateral movement best: lying on the back and moving the legs out to the sides as if making a snow angel. This directly shows the hip abducting away from the center. The other cues don’t emphasize that side-to-side movement: climbing stairs mainly involves bending and extending the leg and weight transfer; rolling cookie dough involves circular or rotational motions; and a beauty pageant wave uses arm movements at the shoulder. So the snow angel cue most clearly represents hip abduction during passive ROM.

Hip abduction in passive ROM means moving the leg away from the body's midline. The snow angel cue captures this outward, lateral movement best: lying on the back and moving the legs out to the sides as if making a snow angel. This directly shows the hip abducting away from the center. The other cues don’t emphasize that side-to-side movement: climbing stairs mainly involves bending and extending the leg and weight transfer; rolling cookie dough involves circular or rotational motions; and a beauty pageant wave uses arm movements at the shoulder. So the snow angel cue most clearly represents hip abduction during passive ROM.