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This is a supine hamstring stretch. It's a nice way to stretch the back of your thigh
in a relaxed position where you're laying down. So what you want to do is lay down,
preferably on a more solid surface. One leg can be straight out. The other leg that you're
going to stretch, you're going to bend up and slowly straighten your knee all the way
up towards the ceiling. You want to hold that stretch, feeling it along the back of your
thigh and maybe in the back of your knee for 30 seconds to a minute. If you have any neural
tension, your healthcare provider might prescribe ankle pumps which is just pumping your ankle
up and down so your toes are moving towards your face and up towards the ceiling. And
you're going to feel a pull in the back of your calf and behind your knee. The pulling
should get less the more that you pump. If it gets more intense or painful, then stop
performing the ankle pump. If you're not flexible enough to reach your own thigh, it's nice
to use a strap. You can get one of these online or at any sporting goods stores , or just
use a rope. This one's nice because it has handles. So you're going to hook it onto the
bottom of your foot, lay down and now, you can slowly bring your leg up until you feel
a nice stretch, again, in the back of your thigh here behind your knee. Hold that position
30 seconds to a minute, trying to keep your knee as straight as possible. And that's your
supine hamstring stretch.