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Pain free running with flexible hamstrings

Posted by Manu Kalia on Sunday, July 14, 2013, In : Fitness 


Hamstrings are group of three muscles which help bend the knee and extend the hip. Hamstring tightness is very common and can cause running back injury, low back pain, knee pain, running injuries and impair performance. Here’s a cool and effective hamstring stretch exercise using Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation or PNF technique. This is a physical therapy technique which uses the anatomy and physiology of the neuromuscular system t effectively stretch the muscles. Standing hamstr...
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How to stretch tight hamstring?

Posted by Manu Kalia on Tuesday, June 25, 2013, In : Fitness 


Stretch out those hamstrings so you can move easier and reduces chances of common knee injuries from running. In the modern world most people sit for long hours resulting in a tight hamstring which restricts proper movement. Hamstrings are group of three muscles that sit on the back of the thigh. They cross two joints, the hip and the knee…and their function is to bend the knee and extend the hip.  Chronic hamstring pain can increase risk of injury and impairs optimal performance for athl...
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How to increase quadriceps tendon flexibility?

Posted by Manu Kalia on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, In : Fitness 


In this video I am going to show you a quadriceps muscle, quadriceps tendon stretch and mobilization for knee pain and tightness. This technique is helpful for improving the flexibility of the knee secondary to quadriceps tendonitis, patellar tendonitis, runners knee pain, running knee pain, tendinosis, following surgery or strain often due to sports injuries or trauma. It’s a great self acupressure technique too. You can use one or two balls to improve the flexibility of the muscles, ten...
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Cross friction massage for runner's knee pain

Posted by Manu Kalia on Wednesday, April 24, 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)"

This is cross friction massage technique specifically for patellar tendonitis, patellar tendinosis, Chondromalacia patella, patello-femoral problems and post surgical or post injury knee pain. This knee pain treatment technique is helpful for reducing thickening, adhesions, myofascial restictions or scarring at the patellar tendon and along the border of the patel...
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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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