Hip · Early recovery
Pigeon Stretch
How to do it
Start on your hands and knees, then bring one knee forward and angle your shin across your body in front of you. Extend your other leg straight back and lower your hips toward the floor until you feel a stretch in your hip.
- Body region
- Hip
- Position
- Kneeling
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Early recovery
- Purpose
- Range Of Motion
Used in home programs for
- Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (Gluteal Tendinopathy)
- Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica)
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