Tight Hip Flexors? Try Low Threshold Isometrics!

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🔥Low Threshold Isometrics for Hip Flexor Tightness 🔥

🔵Going thru @integratedkineticneurology level 1 8 week program and they have an amazing novel take on isometrics. Gotta give credit where it’s due! In this example, I use very low threshold isometrics to improve hip flexor tightness I’ve worked on for years. I used to stretch it, teach others to “release” my psoas, roll out my ITB before I settled on repeated end range hip flexion and banded resistance or manual hip flexor resistance.

🔵Instead of immediately ramping up to higher active resistance or banded isometrics, try very light (hence the low threshold) isometrics of the entire chain.

🔵you should be able to breathe normally - no holding breath or valsalva

🔵try testing either anterior chain in quadruped or stride stance - dorsiflex the ankle, extend the knee, and flex the hip, starting at 10% max resistance and slowly and progressively increase the amount of isometric resistance against a foam pad

🔵on a patient or yourself, you’ll notice the “tight” side may be weaker and more difficult to hold the light isometric - if so, hold this for 1 minute or so, at the point where you can easily hold it before you have to hold your breath or start recruiting other muscles to compensate

🔵re-test the “tightness” in the hip flexors - remember that tightness is just a perception, not an indication of tissue length!

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