As you may recall from our intro post on kinesiology taping, we’re going to focus on each muscle group/joint and show you how to use kinesiology tape in three distinct ways:
Immediately after injury (for swelling and pain)
During the healing process (correction techniques to restore normal position and allow for healing)
Techniques to help improve strength [...]
In this post I’m going to show you a mobilization technique specifically for the front of the hip/psoas area. To do it you’re going to need a new tool or to be creative and built your own. My personal favorite is to slice open a tennis ball and stick it on the end of [...]
In this post I’m going to show you a mobilization technique for the front of the hip/psoas area. To do it you’re going to need some elastic tubing/resistance band or a strap that someone else can hold for you.
The whole goal of this mob (mobilization) is to use the strap to help move the femur [...]
In the introduction post to this series, we reviewed and answered some common questions regarding stretching, including why, when, how, etc. Click here to review it.
In this post we will be talking about stretches specifically for the front of the thigh. This includes the [...]
In the introduction post to this series, we reviewed and answered some common questions regarding stretching, including why, when, how, etc. Click here to review it.
In this post we will be talking about stretches specifically for the front of the hip. This includes the psoas/hip flexor, illiacus, [...]
