SUPINE SACRUM BLOCK

The supine sacrum block exercise is used to passively stretch the hip flexors. Start by placing a yoga block below the tail bone and lie down on it while face up. Allow your body to relax and hips to go into passive extension and feel a light stretch through the front of your hips. Hold this stretch for up to 30 seconds.

Structures involved:

• hip flexors

  • iliopsoas

    • psoas major

    • iliacus

  • rectus femoris

  • tensor fascia latae (TFL)

  • pectineus

Related conditions:

• hip impingement

• internal snapping hip impingement

• hip bursitis

• hip flexor tendinitis

• rectus femoris tendinitis

• iliopsoas tendinitis

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