WOD Doc: Mobility Solution for Joint Capsule Hip Pain

Episode 107: Continuing with working on those hips, let’s recap.

1) Does your bottom position cause you to lean forward and dump the weight? (elbows up!), then click here.

2) Have you checked out the key players in the hip (psoas, TFL and vastus lateralis)? then click here.

3) Did you check out the inner thigh, your adductor magnus? then click here.

Sometimes, working out those ‘gremlins’ in your tight muscles just isn’t enough. So now let’s check out the actual joint itself. Capsular adhesions suck can restrict your mechanical mobility, even if you’ve stripped out all the muscular adhesions:

These ligaments can stretch over time, but they need initial constant attention.

Here, Dr. Tim demonstrates banded stretching of the hip capsule. Here the demo is stretching the anterior portion of her hip capsule.