6 Stretches to Improve Hip Spasticity After Stroke

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Spasticity, high muscle tone, and tightness of the hip joint can be frustrating. It can cause pain, stiffness, and discomfort. Research shows that one of the best ways to manage spasticity and high tone is with daily stretching.

In this video, I walk you through a real-time, 25-minute video of 6 gentle stretches for your hips to help improve spasticity and high tone. It may be helpful to have someone help you with these stretches depending on where you're at in your journey.

What You'll Need:
Somewhere sturdy to lie down/sit
A sheet
Willingness to stretch with me!

If you have arm and hand spasticity or high muscle tone, check out my video on arm/hand stretches:    • Arm & Hand Stretches for Spasticity A...  

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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:35 Hip Flexor Stretch
4:09 Quadricep Stretch
9:55 Hip Extensor/Hamstring Stretch
14:29 Hip Rotation Stretch
17:21 Hip Adductor Stretch
20:56 Hip and Low Back Stretch
24:56 Outro
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