https://vimeo.com/458839463 Piriformis is tricky to self-assess the tightness of, but here Ulrik takes Whitney through his preferred method, and shows her how to stretch her own Piriformis (even though his is much tighter than hers!). Interestingly hers is irritated and…
https://vimeo.com/458838594 Learn how to to assess in prone if the Piriformis muscle is tight and / or overactive and restricting hip joint internal rotation in hip extension. Critical for anterior hip impingements and groin issues.
https://vimeo.com/458836937 Ulrik introduces some concepts around the Piriformis muscle and how tightness and aggravation of this muscle may present itself. His client is Whitney an elite athlete with chronic L low back, hip and knee issues.
Include upper / lateral Quad, and front-lateral area of hip (location of Tensor Fascia Lata muscle). Clients may think of where 'front pocket' is and as long as they don't target bony prominences, they will succeed. The use of other…
https://vimeo.com/357986772 Eb demonstrating how to activate Gluteus Maximus on unilateral and bilateral hips with tubing pulling posteriorly - an Iso-Integration Technique that improves hip-hinge and gives Glutes something to fight against to help them fire properly. **Focus on NO Lumbar…
https://vimeo.com/357987071 Extremely effective drills for isolating and activating Gluteus Medius and Maximus - the use of the kneeling position, plus opposite side loading are key tricks to force Glutes to fire and burn... Safe and very effective for all hips!
Ebony demonstrates the multi-dimensional ScreenTrain called the "Flamingo" - posterior hip mobility test on the stretching leg, hip / Glut stability on the standing leg.... tough to do and ripe for Fx Mvt assessment!
This is classically a technique done by Physiotherapists, but is so safe, effective and valuable that we have had to include it if you really want to help a client. First test your client's Hip mobility in supine with knee…
As a progression from the half-kneeling position, use the belt to distract the hip joint in the same way - laterally and posteriorly. This will create a little room within the hip joint as the client moves into loaded flexion,…
Commonly a hip joint will experience impingement pain into flexion, adduction and internal rotation as it gets stiff. This stiffness and pain can often be overcome by using a Seatbelt pulling laterally while gliding into the movement. Take care that…
Otherwise known as the "Figure 4 Hip Test", it very quickly tells you if the affected or painful hip is blocked / stiff as part of the problem - meaning that Hip Mobility drills would be warranted (such as other…
This drill doubles as an "Active Release technique" of the anterior Hip myofascial tissues (TFL, Rectus Femoris and Vastus Lateralis muscles, as well as multiple layers of fascia and connective tissues) that become stiff and restricted. In addition, it is…
Now, if there was to be one thing I would stress with all Gluteus Medius drills where the tendon or the hip is sore, is to begin in an inner range position. Question for you then: Which of these two positions (left…
So we have the last of the Rehab Combos for you today…especially useful for ALL running sports as a warm-up….and if you are carrying niggling injuries from your running! Loosening the TFL (hip flexor and internal rotator) comes first ……
How does your back feel when you do overhead press…how does your pelvis react when you lock out the movement? If you do lots of running, deep squats or martial arts then there’s a good chance it does this: Too…
Be prepared as this video may be controversial for you - and anyone in the fitness (and maybe Physiotherapy) industries who are still teaching that the knees should never go beyond the toes in the squat! Consider that “old-school”! Rehab…
Welcome to a new series I’m calling “Rehab Combos” - all about the art and science of combining "Hands-On” loosening techniques (but of course for the Fitness Professional they are not strictly hands-on, rather using tools of some sort!) with "Activation Drills”. This…
You have no idea how good my low back feels after using the Stretchband for just a couple of sessions…have lost some mobility after travelling a lot recently and a couple of hard hits of tennis with my sister! …
Did you get the concept for Achilles Tendon compression pain from the two pictures in last week’s newsletter? Limit "loaded end of range dorsiflexion”. Not sure what that means? - well you’ll have to wait until after our next Stretchband Mobility…
Let’s dive around the back of the lower limb to look at what may happen (especially for athletes) at the upper hamstring: The upper hamstring tendon attaches onto the ischial tuberosity. When the hip is in flexion, the hamstring tendons…
Today - myofascial and trigger point releasing for Gluteus Medius / Maximus and Piriformis. We said last week that triggers and hypersensitivity in these muscles muscles will keep your Hamstrings overactive and on high alert…affecting the Grumpy Knee. I remember always having…
What’s the difference from the still image of the woman stretching (A), and the moving image (B) (nearly inappropriate)? Can you see how one may make anterior tilt worse, and the other (yes it's B) will slowly but surely create…
Today why not enjoy a little taste of the video series I have been creating with the Functional Training Institute - as part of our up and coming new online product named the “Injury Prevention Kit”. Our drill today is…
Overactive Hamstrings really mess with human biomechanics, and need to be deactivated via as many different channels as possible. One of them will be the best switch for you; for your client. So far we have simply said that Trigger…
