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How to treat anterior hip pain?

Posted by Manu Kalia on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, In : Fitness 


Use your couch for opening up the front hip and leg muscles. This is an advanced stretch technique which targets tight hip flexors, quadriceps and anterior tibialis muscles. Great stretch for runners and athletes or anyone looking to open up the hip from too much sitting and biking.  It's also used for treating hip flexor muscle strain after injury or from repetitive strain and poor mechanics.
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How to stretch the hip to prevent knee injuries?

Posted by Manu Kalia on Thursday, May 30, 2013, In : Fitness 


Click here to download free report "5 (easy) Exercises To Beat Knee Pain And Run Stronger.  (Hint: It's Not The Ones You Think)"

Easy hip stretch to open up the hip joint and muscles. I am really emphasizing hip openers for anyone looking to improve their running performance and running after knee surgery. This is a great stretch that stretches both hips in multiple planes and specially great for opening up the hip joint for better movement and preventing common running injuries. A must afte...

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Hip flexor stretch for low back pain

Posted by Manu Kalia on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, In : Fitness 
 

For most of us who sit for long hours in our modern lifestyle, hip tightness can be a major problem. This often leads lots of other problems like low back pain, runners knee pain, sacroiliac joint pain, iliotibial band pain, hip pain and can basically affect structures above and below the hip joint. The anterior or front hip tissues often become very tight. Very important to stretch the iliopsoas and rectus femoris muscles and anterior hip capsule/ligament to free up the hip. This 1/2 ...
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Manu Kalia My name is Manu Kalia. Physical Therapist, Clinical Ayurveda Herbalist and Exercise Science Specialist. Founder and Formulator of TriDosha Wellness Products.

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