Chalk Talk #17 – Joint Approximation/Hip Flexor

Joint approximation is manipulating joints into a better or optimal position to restore function. It facilitates stretching and is effective at preparing certain joints for training. I give a brief explanation of it, and then show a very effective way of applying posterior distraction on the hip to open up the hip flexors.
Have you used joint approximation stuff before? What have you found to be beneficial? Does this method help open you up for training?

4 thoughts on “Chalk Talk #17 – Joint Approximation/Hip Flexor

  1. I have been using this http://youtu.be/SE-yVP691SA for the past 2 days and i can already feel a difference in my hips, specially in my right hip socket. I tought i had FAI or something like that because i have been dealing with a sound/click and pain in my right hip socket for 2.5 months everytime i would stand up straigth or finish a squat. 2 days in and i almost dont hear año sound nor feel any pain. As for the last question, i havent been doing any leg exersice for the past 2 months but i think that if this continues to get better i will be squating in 4-5 weeks, i would say 2-3 but my gym will be close the last 2 weeks of this month and i dont have any bands so i use the ones in the gym

    • Hey man, this is kind of an old post to reply to but if there’s a chance you have FAI get it checked out. I let it progress for years and had pretty extensive labral tearing. Recovery from surgery is taking forever and I understand the less damage there is going in the better the results. I’d avoid squatting until you can get confirmation you don’t have FAI.

      • Hey man, thanks for replying. I will keep doing those stretches for now. This past weekend i didnt even feel the sound or the pain and my hip felt really good. Now my gym is closed and i dont have the bands for the stretches and the sound and pain returned. But just because after 4 days of doing them i almost didnt feel anything i dont think i have any major problem besides extreme inflexibility.

  2. This is my favorite mobility exercise. I’ve got some pelvic tilt and clicking in my hip socket. I also get some low back pain sometimes. This fixes it in a few minutes. I use that same green band usually, or sometimes the thicker black one. I love doing this after a long car ride, especially if I’m going to do some kind of activity when I arrive. It also helps with the deadlift lockout.

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