22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss, Forward
HOW: Stand facing a wall on one leg. While balancing on that leg with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into the wall and play catch with it. Keep your hips facing forward as you throw the ball. The farther you...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss Medial
HOW: Stand near a wall on the one leg that is furthest from the wall. While balancing on that leg with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into the wall and play catch with it. Keep your hips facing forward as...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss Medial, Foam Pad
HOW: Place a foam pad on the ground near a wall. Stand on the pad with the leg furthest from the wall with a ball in your hands. While balancing on the pad with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into...
22 Aug Single Leg Balance – Ball Toss, Lateral
HOW: Stand near a wall on the one leg that is closest to the wall. While balancing on that leg with a slight bend in your knee, toss the ball into the wall and play catch with it. Keep your hips facing forward as...
22 Aug Foot On Wall Calf Stretch – Knee Bent, Static
HOW: Place your foot up against the wall as high as you feel comfortable with your heel on the ground. Drive your knee towards the wall feeling a stretch in the calf and foot. Hold that stretch for as long as prescribed. FEEL: You...
22 Aug Foot On Wall Calf Stretch – Knee Bent, Dynamic
HOW: Place your foot up against the wall as high as you feel comfortable with your heel on the ground. Drive your knee towards the wall feeling a stretch in the calf and foot. Move your knee back and forth for the prescribed amount...
07 Aug Seated Ankle Pump
HOW: Start in a seated position with your feet flat on the ground. From here, push into the ground with your toes lifting your heels up, followed by returning to the starting position and lifting your toes off the ground. Alternate bringing your heels...
25 Jul Squat Hold – Heel Raise
HOW: Start by standing with your feet about shoulder width apart. Bend your knees, hinge forward slightly at the hips and squat down to a comfortable position. While holding this squat, push into the ground with your toes and raise your heels off of...
03 Jul Tibialis Anterior Soft Tissue Mobilization – Lacrosse Ball
HOW: In a seated position, grab a lacrosse ball. Apply the ball with one hand to the muscle area just to the outside of your shin bone. Apply as much pressure as you’d like along that muscle. FEEL: You should feel a massage like...
03 Jul Calf Soft Tissue Mobilization – Lacrosse Ball
HOW: Begin in a seated position with your legs straight out in front of you. Place a lacrosse ball underneath your calf muscle. With your hands on the ground push into the ground to allow your body weight to push into the ball. Move...
