Happy Put on Your Own Shoes Day.
If I had a dollar for every time someone wished they could just put their shoe or sock on without back pain, I would be a wealthy woman.
It is a relatively simple fix, and maybe one you hadn’t thought of.
Remember that the upper leg bone- the femur- sits in the hip socket.
It moves two directions: straight up when you pick your leg up off the ground, and it rotates.
What, you say?
Rotates?
Why yes it does!
It is the rotational component that everyone forgets about, and maybe doesn’t know how to tap into.
It is that rotational movement that will help you get your leg to move from the HIP, rather than trying to use just your leg or back instead.
When you use your hip, you take pressure off of your back, and then your back doesn’t hurt when your try to cross your foot on your knee to get your sock on!
The exercise I use to help re-introduce the rotational component into the hip is above.
Happy sock and shoe putting on!
Happy no back pain!
Today is my daughter’s birthday, so Happy Birthday to my favorite Sarah. 🙂
Here’s to balance, strength, and Wednesday happiness,
🙂 Laura
