Hamstring Strengthening Exercises & Stretches - Ask Doctor Jo

Hamstring Strengthening Exercises & Stretches http://www.AskDoctorJo.com These hamstring strengthening exercises are great for getting your hamstrings stronger. See Doctor Jo’s blog post about Hamstring Strengthening at http://www.askdoctorjo.com/content/hamstring-strengthening-exercises

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Hamstring Stretches & Exercises:
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The hamstrings are very important muscles, and they are usually involved with back pain, hip pain, or knee pain. This video shows you some ways to strengthen your hamstrings.

You can stretch them out first with the hamstring stretches video. Start off on your back for the first exercise. Bend your knees up into a hooklying position. You will do a bridging exercise by pushing your hips up off the ground. If that is easy, you can do the same thing with one leg at a time. Next, you are going to roll over on your stomach. Pull your heel up and back as far as you can to your bottom. Eventually you will want to add ankle weights for more resistance.

The next exercise is standing. Hold onto something to start off with so you can do the correct form. Keep the top part of your leg even with the leg you are standing on. Pull your heel back to your bottom as far as you can without bringing your knee up or flexing your hip. Now you are going to perform a squat. Make sure that your knees do not go in front of your toes. Keep your legs shoulder width apart, and push your butt back like you are going to sit in a chair. Your weight on your feet should be equal all around, not shifted to your toes or to your heels.

Finally, you are going to do a lunge. Again, make sure your knees do not go in front of your toes, and keep your upper body straight. You can see the modified versions of the squats and lunges in the knee strengthening video.

Hamstring Strengthening Exercises & Stretches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPCTajPbux4

DISCLAIMER: This video and any related comments are not medical advice. Doctor Jo is a licensed Physical Therapist and Doctor of Physical Therapy; however, she is not YOUR Physical Therapist and can't possibly diagnose you through the Internet. So don't use this information to avoid going to your own healthcare professional or to replace the advice they have given you. This information is only intended to show you the correct technique for physical therapy exercises and should not be used to self-diagnose or self-treat any medical condition. If you are not properly diagnosed, this information won't help, and it could make things worse. So seriously, check with your healthcare professional before doing these techniques. If you experience any pain or difficulty while doing these exercises, stop immediately and see your healthcare professional.