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How to check for ankle mobility?

Posted by Manu Kalia on Monday, July 15, 2013, In : Fitness 


This is a quick test to see if you are missing ankle motion. You need at least 10 degrees of ankle dorsiflexion for walking properly. For squatting, running and other athletic activities you need more range of motion for optimal sports performance and injury free motion. Ankle flexibility exercises are important for injury prevention and essential for running. A lot of athletes and runners are missing adequate ankle flexibility which often results in compensatory changes up the chain with h...

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How to stretch for knee joint pain relief?

Posted by Manu Kalia on Thursday, June 27, 2013, In : Fitness 


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How to do a knee bending stretch safely after after running injury or knee pain. Great knee flexibility exercise specially for knee pain treatment at home and acute knee injury or arthritis. If you have knee stiffness due to swelling, arthritis or guarding after an injury…you want to do a non-weight bearing stretch to improve knee flexibility. This exercise also ...
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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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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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