How to Stretch Hips in Sports Massage Therapy

Video Transcript

After we work the quads and the IT band what we are going to do is stretch his hips out because once again if you have lower back problems you most likely have hip issues so when we stretch his hip out, it is going to relieve some pressure off of his lower back and hopefully make him feel a little bit better. What we are going to do is grab the leg underneath the knee and then once again draping is very important. I am going to take his knee and keep it close to my body because we don't want his knee to pop out of alignment. Have him put his arms to his side and grab on to the towel. What we are going to do is press him back and you can feel it is too much or he'll tell you or you can tell by the way he breaths you will know if you are going too far. Try to go on the exhale. Breath in through your nose and this is very important so you are not fighting, do it three times, breathe in and then breathe out. Relax, and then what we are going to do is kind of swivel his hip and then swivel it out. It is a ball and socket. Your hip is like a ball and socket so the better movement, the better mobility, the more relief. We are going to do it three times in and three times out, all the time holding the knee, in and then out. What we are going to end with is pulling his leg out. We don't have to do that too many times but three times is good. Three times is the charm, and pull it out, always from the base of the knee out.