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How to Lengthen Your Hip Flexors for Optimal Hip and Back Health

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 23, 2020
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

This is a look at how to lengthen hip flexors - keeping hip flexors at an optimal length allows for optimal hip mobility, and in those with a history of tight hip flexors, stretching them often leads to improvement in back health. Read more

 

8-Minute Hip Care Routine

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 19, 2020
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

This is a follow along hip care routine.

Begin seated on a comfortable surface with your legs extended in front of you. Read more

 

Mobility Training to Help Prevent and Address Sciatica

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Apr 28, 2020
Hip Mobility Exercises

This is a look at a handful of mobility exercises and foam rolling tips that are generally helpful to those looking to prevent or overcome mild to moderate sciatica. Read more

 

Hip Mobility Exercises

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 09, 2019
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

Active Hamstring Stretch / Knee Extension:

Standing Hip Circles:

Swivel Hips:

Sole Frog Stretch: Read more

 

Try This To Improve Insulin Sensitivity, Blood Sugar Regulation, and Body Composition

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 03, 2019
Hip Mobility Exercises

To improve your body's ability to store glucose as glycogen in your skeletal muscles, try doing some body weight squats before each substantial meal. Even one set of 10 to 20 body weight squats is enough to prime and prepare your skeletal muscles to act as receptive storage sites for glycogen. Read more

 

A Simple Way To Care For Your Hips - One Minute Daily

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 24, 2019
Hip Mobility Exercises

This is a simple way of restoring and maintaining hip mobility at any age.

While sitting on the ground or on a chair, start with your leg straight out in front of you, heel on the ground. Rotate your foot as far as it will go internally and externally and alternate between these two end points, really feeling this range in your hip. Read more

 

A Simple Technique to Open Up Stiff Hips

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on May 17, 2019
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

Updated on May 17, 2019

A number of people who have gone through other videos that I've done on hip mobility have mentioned feeling restricted deep within their hip joints while trying to rotate their hips.

This video demonstrates a technique that can help restore joint mobility while lengthening shortened muscles and tendons that inhibit natural range of motion. Read more

 

Hip Mobility Exercises After Hip Replacement Surgery

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Oct 10, 2018
Hip Mobility Exercises

This is a brief look at a series of conservative hip mobility exercises that one can try with the approval of his or her physiotherapist following hip replacement surgery. In most cases, it's advisable to do just the first few exercises over the first week, and to build upon those movements on a gradual basis as the body allows for it. Read more

 

An Introduction to 90/90 Hip Mobility Exercises

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Nov 02, 2017
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

90/90 hip mobility work is highly effective for improving functional range of motion of your hip joints.

Before beginning 90/90 work, I suggest warming up your spine, particularly your lower spine, as sitting in the 90/90 position can put some strain on your spine and surrounding soft tissues, and thoroughly warming up your back will decrease risk of straining muscles and ligaments in and around your spine. Read more

 

Using Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) to Improve Hip Flexor Health and Hip Mobility

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 01, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Hip Mobility Exercises

Since the 1950s, rehab specialists have used proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) to lengthen shortened tissues and improve joint mobility.

PNF involves alternating between stretching the target muscle group and contracting the same muscle group while it is lengthened. Read more

 

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