Tennis balls are a great inexpensive tool that can help
reduce hip pain and tightness. The
pressure from the ball helps with myofascial release (eases up some of the
tightness of your connective tissue).
Sit on the floor, take a tennis ball, and place it under the
bottom of an imaginary back pocket. You
can be on straight arms or your elbows.
If you are tight here, this may be very painful. If you can tolerate it,
place the foot from the same side of your body (ball under the right hip use
your right leg) on your opposite thigh.
Hold for several seconds (the pain should lessen, but may not
disappear), then roll the ball to a new spot.
This is most effective when done regularly; the best time to
do it is right before a workout, but aim for at least once a day. Chronic sitting and our sedentary lifestyle
can cause or exacerbate hip pain. This
simple exercise can provide relief.
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