PNF Exercises for Lower Extremities
Once working your legs in a single plane becomes easy, you can work them in different planes of movement with PNF exercises. PNF stands for Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. I am going to show...
View ArticleHip Bursitis Stretches & Exercises
Bursitis can be very painful, especially in the hip. The trochanteric bursa sits over the part of the hip bone that sticks out on the side. Here are some stretches and exercises that will hopefully...
View ArticleHip Flexor Strain Stretches & Exercises
Here are some simple Hip Flexor exercises and stretches if you have a strain or pain in your hip flexors.Start off standing, and get next to something sturdy you can hold onto for balance. This will...
View ArticleHip Arthritis Stretches & Exercises
These hip arthritis stretches and exercises are easy to do in the comfort of your home and should provide some pain relief.The first exercise will be sitting down. Make sure your back is against the...
View ArticleIT Band Syndrome Stretches & Exercises
These IT Band Syndrome stretches and exercises can help relieve pain and increase flexibility in your IT (ilotibial) Band. When the IT band is tight, it can cause a lot of problems in your hip and knee...
View ArticleHip Labral Tear Stretches & Exercises
The labrum of the hip works almost like a suction cup to keep the joint stable. With a hip labral tear, the hip becomes unstable, and sometimes you feel a popping/clicking with movement as well as...
View ArticleIliopsoas Tendonitis (Snapping Hip Syndrome) Stretches & Exercises
Iliopsoas tendonitis, which is also known as snapping hip syndrome or dancer’s hip, is when you feel a snapping sensation when you flex and extend your hip. These stretches and exercises should...
View ArticleHip Arthritis Stretches & Exercises
Hip arthritis can cause pain all around the hip and in the groin area. It can also be painful when you walk. These hip arthritis stretches and exercises should help make the hip area stronger to...
View ArticleSI Joint Dysfunction Exercises & Stretches
SI Joint Dysfunction pain (or sacroiliac joint pain) is often felt in the low back, and it's on one side or the other. Sometimes it’s called a pelvic rotation.SI Joint Dysfunction is often caused by a...
View ArticleTotal Hip Replacement (Posterior Approach) Recovery Exercises
For a total hip replacement, it’s very important to know, and abide by, your precautions after surgery. Listen to your surgeon and physical therapist and do what they tell you to do because they are...
View ArticleHip Impingement (FAI) Pain Stretches & Exercises
Hip impingement syndrome, or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is when the hip joint rubs abnormally causing damage to the hip joint. This can affect your hip range of motion, and can also cause hip...
View ArticleHip Tendonitis Stretches & Exercises
Hip tendonitis stretches and exercises can help relieve many types of hip pain. Hip tendonitis is a very general term basically meaning inflammation in any one of the tendons at and around the hip. Hip...
View ArticleGreater Trochanteric Bursitis, aka Hip Bursitis
Greater trochanteric bursitis or hip bursitis is the inflammation of the bursa on the outside of the hip, which can cause hip pain. The greater trochanter is the bony area it sits on. There are many...
View ArticleHow to Fix Anterior Pelvic Tilt with Stretches & Exercises
When you have an anterior pelvic tilt, it often comes from tight hip flexors, and/or weak hamstrings. These stretches and exercises should help.The first two stretches are for your hip flexors and your...
View ArticleClamshell in Sidelying Exercise for the Hips
The clamshell in sidelying is a great exercise for the hips. It may seem easy at first, but will get harder the more reps you do.To perform the clamshell in sidelying:Lie on your side with your knees...
View ArticleIT Band Stretches
Your IT band is on the outer portion, or the lateral part of your thigh. IT stands for iliotibial band, and it goes from your hip, illium, to the lower part of the knee, tibia. The IT band can get very...
View ArticleSI Joint Dysfunction
The exercises and stretches in this video will help if you have been diagnosed with an SI joint dysfunction. This is when the pelvis is out of alignment with your spine. The sacrum comes together with...
View ArticleHip Flexor Stretches & Exercises
Your hip flexors are made up of many different muscles including the psoas, iliacus, rectus femoris, sartorius, tensor fasciae latae, adductors, and gracillis. The major hip flexor muscle is two...
View ArticleHip Exercises with or without a Resistive Band
When your hip is hurting or injured, it can cause many other problems. Especially, it can change your gait pattern. This video will show you how to strengthen your hip to relieve hip pain with the...
View ArticleKnee and Hip Stretches & Exercises, Seated
If you have graduated from your knee and hip exercises lying down, but you are not quite ready for standing exercises, these are for you. This video will show you knee and hip exercises sitting down....
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