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Slowly bend your left knee until you can feel the stretch in your right
hip. Make sure your left knee doesn’t go over your left foot. Hold the
stretch for 10-15 seconds, and then stretch your other leg. Repeat this
stretch three times.
In case of groin stretch, with the long leg extension used in bowling the
groin area is particularly susceptible to strain. To make sure this area is
properly stretched, sit on the floor and put the soles of your feet together.
Hold your toes, and slowly lean forward with your upper body bending
from your hips. Depending on how flexible you are, you may need to
bring your heels closer in to your seat, or move your knees closer to the
floor, in order to get a good stretch. Hold this position for about 30
seconds.
If you want to further the stretch by isolating each side of your groin,
gently push down one knee as you lean forward. Of course, before
embarking on any new physical activity, check with your doctor to make
sure you are healthy enough for exercise.
Thus in the treatment of lower back pain and discomfort rectus femora’s
has to be treated together with all the other large and powerful muscles
that cross multiple joints and are exposed to lengthening contractions.
Therefore, treatments must involve the entire spinal muscles from the
neck to the base of the spine, gluteus maxims, adductor magmas and
tensor fascia lata muscles as a minimum.
Now I think its relevance is even greater for the general public because
we probably spend more time sitting, and we generally do not have 24/7
access to great doctors, therapists and strength coaches.
Whether it is the FMS or another approach to assessing movement,
learning about your muscular imbalances and then correcting them can