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Do you have tight hamstrings? Hip or back tightness? Try our home exercise to help

Do you have tight hamstrings? This is common and can lead to lower back pain, hip pain and poor sports performance. Watch our video for a simple home exercise to stretch your hamstrings as well as the inner thigh and lateral hip. Hi this is Dana Ranahan from Body Works Sports Physiotherapy in North Vancouver […]

Do You Have Hip Pain? Pinching at the Front of Your Hip? Try Our Simple Home Remedy

Do you have pain? Pinching in the front of your hip when you sit down or squat? Usually this is from impingement at the front of the hip joint. Watch our video and try our simple home exercise to help open up your hip joint and reduce pain and pinching. Hi, this is Dana Ranahan […]

Hip Flexor Or Thigh Tightness?

How do I release hip flexor tightness? How do I loosen up my hip flexor? Quads? Learn how to release and stretch to stay pain free with Rick Heyden and try out his tips with foam roller and stretch. Hi this is Rick Heyden, physiotherapist from Body Works Sports Physiotherapy and today I’m going to […]

Hip Tightness or Hip Pain? Try a Foam Roller

Do you have tight hips, buttocks, or hip flexors? Hip Pain? Try using a foam roller to help alleviate tightness and resolve pain. If this helps only temporarily, please call in to set up an appointment to see what else you need to do to help your hips become more balanced and less tight. Hi […]

Hip Pain and Labral Tears Of The Hip

Listen in to hear more information about hip pain and how it happens Hi this is Dana Ranahan from Body Works Sports Physiotherapy in North Vancouver and I’m here today to talk about hip pain. So a lot of us get hip pain with different activities whether it be running or hiking or various sports […]

Hip Strengthening – Hip Adduction or Groin Strengthening

Hip strength is important to avoid injury and hip pain, lower back pain, groin pain and knee pain. Try out simple hip adduction exercise to help strengthen your groin and hip area! Here is a simple exercise to work on strengthening your inner thigh or your adductor muscles, this very important for sports and running. […]

Single Leg Bridging Runners Drill – Gluts and Core

O.K. so we’re going to work on a single leg bridge working on alternate legs and this is great for getting back to some running or walking activities; work on breathing in, as you breathe out softening your chest, engage your core, lengthen your tailbone as if to lift your hips up, keeping the ball […]

Dynamic Hips Stretching with Core

Dynamic Hips Stretching with Core OK, so we’re going to do some dynamic hips stretching here using a foam roller. The foam roller is located underneath the pelvis so it stabilizes the pelvis and the lower back should not be painful at all in this position. So if there is any pain, don’t proceed. In […]

Pressure Point Release Hip – Psoas – Hip Flexor

Pressure Point Release Hip – Psoas – Hip Flexor So were at Body Works Sports Physiotherapy with Holly here who’s a high level Field Hockey player; she’s got some tightness in her hip flexors so we’re going to do some pressure point release with a pressure point ball in the front of her hip in […]

Pressure Point Release of Hip: Tensor Fascia Latae Muscle

Pressure Point Release of Hip: Tensor Fascia Latae Muscle So here we are at Body Works Sports Physiotherapy with Holly again, who’s a Field Hockey player and she’s going to be doing some pressure point release work through her tensor fascia latae muscle which is kind of the side in front of the hip and […]