Exercise - Standing Hamstring Stretch 2

 

Correct

 

Wrong
Do not rotate the hip or leg or round the back

DIRECTIONS

Position : Stand
Stand facing a stool with feet hip-width apart, lift one leg off the floor and place the heel on the chair such that knee is straight and toes pointing towards the ceiling.

 

Form & Movement
Maintain chin tuck, blades set and core set. Breathe out, bend forward through the hips, try touching inner side of the leg. Feel for the stretch in the outer aspect of the thigh. To intensify the stretch hold the inside of the foot. Hold. Release the pull.
Body types : Hip
Conditions : Achilles Tendonitis Acute Ankle Pain Ankle Fracture Ankle Sprain Ankle Sprain - Grade 1 Ankle Sprain - Grade 2 Ankle Sprain - Grade 3 Chronic Ankle Pain Chronic Lateral Ankle Pain Gluteal Tendinopathy Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome Hamstring Strain- Grade 1 Hamstring Strain- Grade 2 Hip Bursitis Hip OA IT Band syndrome Knee OA Knee OATotal Hip Arthroplasty Knee Sprain L Radiculopathy Lateral Ankle Impingement Lumbar Radiculitis Meniscal Injury Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Piriformis Syndrome Plantar Fasciitis Posterior Ankle Impingement Postural Low Back Pain S Radiculopathy Total Hip Arthroplasty Trochanteric Bursitis