MOBILITY BALL SERIES

PART 4

LAT QUAD RELEASE

Benefits?

Reduce Quad tightness
Reduce IT Band tightness
Decrease knee and lateral thigh pain
Improve knee strength and stability
Decrease tension on the patella and abnormal lateral tracking
Improve lower extremity performance

LET'S GET STARTED!

Using a ball or double ball, place the ball on the floor under the knee. Ball should be on the tissue where the outside of your quad meets the knee (should NOT be on bone)

Laying on your side with knees straight, slowly bend the knee and straighten it. This will allow the ball to roll over the lateral quad region

Perform 10 times, move the ball to another tight location and REPEAT!

What to use?

I personally use a Rad Roller, which is displayed in the videos. However, it's very easy to DIY yourself your own. Take two tennis balls or lacross balls and duck tape them together like so.

Check out my other Mobility Ball Posts:

Mobility Ball Series, Part 3: https://steemit.com/health/@dpt-darkfox12/calf-and-ankle-tightness-let-s-get-rid-of-it-calf-gastroc-release
Mobility Ball Series, Part 2: https://steemit.com/health/@dpt-darkfox12/mobility-ball-series-part-2-upper-thoracic-mob

Dr.Ann

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Lat Quad Release: Help reduce Quad and IT band tighetness and improve knee range of motion!