Hip flexor stretch with strap (Thomas test)

Hip flexor stretch with strap (Thomas test)

Lie on your back with your leg to be stretched dangling over the edge of the bed.
Lie close to this side.
Have a long belt looped around the front of your ankle, and back up over your shoulder to hold the other end in your hands on your abdomen.
Pull the end of the band down towards your pelvis.
This will increase the bend in your knee.
When you feel a stretch down the front of your thigh and hip, hold this position.
Ease off with your hands to relax this movement, and then repeat.

Required equipment: Strap, Adjustable plinth/bed
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