What Is So Important About Hips? 🔹 Your hips are important for posture, walking and running.🔹 Depending on the position that your pelvis is positioned can affect the surrounding muscles in your quadriceps, hamstrings, lower back muscles, and gluteus muscles. How Can The Position Of Your Hips Throw Your Whole Body Out Of Alignment? Let’s Say You Are …
Are you pregnant and do you have back, hip, knee or leg pain? Have you been told that you just need to wait until you have your baby to feel better? Have you been told that there is nothing that can be done for you at this time? If you answered yes, then you need …
Do you experience pain sitting for long periods? Does walking or running hurt your hip or back? Do you have numbness, tingling or symptoms in your leg, thigh or foot? If you answered yes to any of these questions you may have a hip muscle problem or hip arthritis. The problem may be a spasm …
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Physical Therapist Dr. Colin Miller performs our glute medius primer. This is a great exercise to perform before lower body exercise to wake up and get some blood flowing to the glute medius. Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & Performance specializes in helping active individuals in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco get back to …
Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & Performance specializes in helping active individuals in Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco get back to exercising and working out pain free without having to take time off or relying on injections/pain medication. Pro+Kinetix offers rehabilitation and performance services to all populations, with specialties in Sports Rehabilitation, Active Release …
Physical Therapist Dr. Colin Miller is performing adductor rolling and stretches. The adductor muscles are usually an ignored muscle group that are valuable to the overall health of the knee, hip, and back. When rolling remember to find those tender and tight areas and perform some myofascial release with knee bending and straightnening. Pro+Kinetix Physical …
Physical Therapist Dr. Colin Miller is demonstrating multiple way to stretch the hip flexor. These stretches are great for after sitting for a longer period of time, after a tough lower body workout, or even during a long hike. Pick one of the three variations and perform 3 sets for a minimum of 30 seconds. …
Physical Therapist Dr. Colin Miller is demonstrating a tensor fascia lata (TFL) and IT band stretch. This stretch is great for those who are having hip or knee pain especially on the outside portion of their leg. The IT band is a long fascia band on the outside of the leg that connects at the …
Physical Therapist Dr. Colin Miller demonstrates how you can stretch the piriformis. This is a great stretch to follow with after rolling out the glutes (butt muscles). Make sure to practice deep breathing during this stretch and holding for a minimum of 30 seconds to get the benefits of tissue extensibility. Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & …
Physical Therapist Dr. Colin Miller demonstrates the ankle & hip kettle bell opener. This exercise is great before any dynamic lower body movement. This will stretch not only the hip and calf tissues but also create some joint mobilization for the hip and ankle joint. Make sure to push the knees out with your elbows …
