Milner Chiropractic and Sports Injury Clinic
  • Home
  • Services
    • Fees
    • Chiropractic
    • Massage Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Acupuncture
    • Naturopathic Medicine
    • Orthotics
    • Counselling Services
  • About
  • Team
  • Conditions
    • Low Back Pain
    • Neck Pain
    • Headaches
    • Shoulder Pain
    • Elbow Pain
    • Wrist / Hand Pain
    • Hip Pain
    • Knee Pain
    • Ankle Pain
    • Foot Pain
  • Blog
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact Us

March 15, 2017 - Test Your Hamstring Flexibility

3/15/2017

0 Comments

 
Before we even get into testing flexibility, the question is: does it matter? The simple answer is yes, but as I'll explain it depends on what you need that flexibility for. To test it:
  • Lie Flat on the Ground
  • Start with both legs straight
  • Raise your testing leg in the air
  • Your testing knees should be bent 5-15 degrees
  • Keep your pelvis neutral, opposite leg on the ground

A good level of flexibility is hitting around 90 degrees straight in the air. But I find it alright if someone gets to 80 degrees depending on their sport and activity.

But when I do this test what I really look for is on the opposite die. When the leg goes up , what's the pelvis doing? If there's a lot of tilting and bending happening, this is more my concern. It means in a functional task like a soccer kick or sprint you're probably compensating and don't have TRUE flexibility of that hamstring.

For movement geeks it means you have poor extension or tight hip flexors on the opposite side. It can also mean poor hip mobility on the same side.

Hamstring 'inflexibility' is related to injury (Clarke, 2008). But it depends on WHY inflexibility is happening. You can't just stretch your hamstrings forever, you have to address core stability issues, other muscle balances as well.

​Do this simple test yourself, do you have good active hamstring flexibility?
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Milner Chiropractic and Sports Injury Clinic
    ​

    Archives

    May 2019
    April 2019
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016

    Categories

    All
    Ankle
    Hamstring
    Hip
    Injury
    Knee
    Low Back
    Neck
    Quote
    Rehab
    Run
    Running
    Shoulder
    Sports
    Sprain
    Strain
    Stretch

    RSS Feed

Location:
10 Milner Business Court, Suite 101
Scarborough, ON,     M1B 3C6
​P: 416-299-5455
​milnerchiropractic@gmail.com
Social Media
  • Home
  • Services
    • Fees
    • Chiropractic
    • Massage Therapy
    • Physical Therapy
    • Acupuncture
    • Naturopathic Medicine
    • Orthotics
    • Counselling Services
  • About
  • Team
  • Conditions
    • Low Back Pain
    • Neck Pain
    • Headaches
    • Shoulder Pain
    • Elbow Pain
    • Wrist / Hand Pain
    • Hip Pain
    • Knee Pain
    • Ankle Pain
    • Foot Pain
  • Blog
  • News
  • Resources
  • Contact Us