20 Sep Piriformis Soft Tissue Mobilization – Lacrosse Ball
HOW: Place a lacrosse ball on the ground. Keep the ball off any bones and sit on the ball. Cross the leg you are rolling over the other knee. Apply pressure to your glute with your bodyweight and roll around to help release any...
29 May Single Leg Hip Thrust Pulse, Band Around Knees
HOW: Loop a band around your knees. Place your upper back onto an elevated surface, preferably a bench. Keep your feet flat on the ground with your knees bent and hips down to start with. Bring one knee slightly up towards your chest lifting...
07 May Supine Hip External Rotation – Band
HOW: Lie on your back and loop a band around both feet. With your legs straight out, keep one leg stable as the other foot pushes the band out and back in. FEEL: You should feel your hip muscles working. COMPENSATION: Only allow motion...
29 Apr Exercises For Piriformis Syndrome: Fix that pain in your butt!
⏱Timestamps: 1:03 - What is the piriformis? 2:21- What is piriformis syndrome? 3:18 - How To Test For Piriformis Syndrome 5:36 - Daily [P]Rehab tips for piriformis syndrome 6:45 - Stretches for Piriformis Syndrome 8:45 - Easy Exercises for Piriformis Syndrome 11:20 - Harder Exercises for Piriformis Syndrome 12:58 - Exercises to avoid...
30 Mar 90/90 Hip Switch Stretch
HOW: Begin in a seated position with both knees bent on the ground. One knee should be lying on its outside, and the other should be lying on its inside. Sit up tall, hinge forward at the hips and lean towards the knee lying...
30 Mar Step Up – Overhead Reach
HOW: Set up a small step on the ground. Step up onto the step with one leg as you bring the other leg up bending the knee and your hip into a 90 degrees angle each. As you drive your knee up, raise your...
30 Mar Step Up – Continuous
HOW: Set up a step on the ground. Step up onto the step with one leg as you bring the other leg up into a runners position with the knee and hip at 90 degrees.Touch the toe of the drive leg back to the...
30 Mar Step Up – 4 Way
HOW: Begin with a small step set on the ground. Using one side edge of the step, step up forward with the leg closest to the step bringing the outside leg’s knee up into a runner’s position. From here, bend your inside knee and...
30 Mar Single Arm Hip Hinge Pull Through – Band
HOW: Anchor a band at a lower level closer to the ground. In a standing position, face away from the anchor and grab onto the band with one hand holding it underneath you. Start in a tall standing position with a slight bend in...
23 Mar Trunk Rotation – Medball, Step, Band
HOW: Start by looping a resistance band around your legs just above your knees. Grab onto a medball with both arms and hold against your body in a standing position with slight tension on the band and a small bend in your knees. From...
