28 Jul Couch Stretch – Dynamic
HOW: Begin in a half kneeling position with your back foot planted on an elevated surface such as a chair or couch. From this position, tuck your pelvis and shift your weight forward onto the front foot, pause, and rock your weight back. FEEL: You...
18 Jun Standing Hip Mobilization – Internal Rotation, Box
HOW: Begin in a standing position with the inside of the knee closest to the elevated surface resting on the elevated surface. From this position, take your foot and bring it out to encourage further hip internal rotation. Then, sit back into your hip thinking...
18 Jun Squat – Wedge
HOW: Begin standing with both feet on a wedge. From here, perform a squat motion allowing your knees to go over your toes through a controlled manner. FEEL: You should feel the muscles of your lower extremity and quadriceps muscles working as you perform the...
18 Jun Shoulder Abduction Wall Walk
HOW: Begin facing perpendicular to the wall with your finger tips resting on the wall. From this position, slowly walk your fingers up the wall as your arm goes into abduction. Once you reach the top of the motion, slowly walk your fingers back down...
18 Jun Seated Sciatic Nerve Glider – Leg Only
HOW: Begin in a seated position with your hands behind your back and your back slightly rounded in a “slouched” position. From here, point your toes down as you straighten your leg then pull your toes up towards you as you bend your knee to...
18 Jun Seated Ankle Dorsiflexion – AAROM
HOW: Begin in a seated position with one foot resting on a slider/towel. From this position, slowly slide your heel back as if tucking your foot under the chair. Keep your heel flat against the ground as you slide back to encourage ankle dorsiflexion as...
18 Jun Quadruped Position – Isometric Hold
HOW: Begin in an all fours position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your knees directly under your hips. From here, perform a small chin tuck as you think about pushing your hands into the ground slightly to engage the shoulder girdle. Also...
18 Jun QL Soft Tissue Mobilization-Lacrosse Ball
HOW: Begin laying on your back with a tennis ball or lacrosse ball positioned at the top of one of your hips and your lower thoracic and lumbar spine. From this position, gently roll onto the lacrosse ball providing a level of pressure that you...
18 Jun Prone Shoulder Extension- AAROM, Dowel
HOW: Begin laying on your stomach holding a dowel with both hands and palms facing down. From this position, lift the dowel up off your hips initiating the movement by thinking about pulling apart the dowel to further assist with shoulder extension. FEEL: You should...
18 Jun Pigeon Stretch – Dynamic, Alternating
HOW: Begin in an all-fours position and bring one knee under your torso. Allow your hips to rock back and sit them as close to the ground as possible. Hold for the prescribed amount of time before returning to a plank position and switching legs ...
