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Self Care – Releasing hip trigger points with a tennis ball

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This is a VERY useful home care activity for clients with chronic trigger points in the hips. This not only includes clients with hip pain but the pain that extends down the side of the leg, down the back of the leg, and seizing hamstrings. Your neuromuscular therapist can use assessment to pinpoint the spot […]

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Trigger Points and The Cramping Hamstring

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These people grab their hamstring and talk about how painful it is. They are often quite careful about not stretching their hamstrings too aggressively. Also, the back of the thigh often cramps when flexing the knee to touch the heel to the hip. Runners use this motion to stretch the quads. Runner’s Nemesis I’ve seen a lot

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