Myofascia Archives: hamstrings

Hamstrings, with looped Strap

Loop your Strap around your leg and then a suitable anchor point. Avoid stepping into a closed, anchored Strap.
Relax your leg. With your unaffected leg ahead of the other, lean away from the anchor and let your body weight create the required pressure.
To increase the pressure, transfer your weight onto your back (affected) leg.
For more pressure, push away from the anchor with your unaffected leg.

How to

How to create a kneading pressure

How to loop a TolaStrap over your shoulder

How to anchor an open TolaStrap using a closed door

How to increase the depth of your massage

Related techniques

Hamstrings, with half-roll

Shin, with looped Strap

Hamstring, with foam roll

Calf, with looped Strap

Calf

Thigh

Hamstrings

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Hamstrings, with half-roll

A TolaPoint 750 raised on two Wedges and mounted on a half-roll. The height and angle of the Point compensate for the natural bend in the leg. Any movement of the leg results in immediate pressure response from the Point, making your bodywork accurate, precise and efficient.

Lie with the knee of your affected leg bent over your TolaPoint.
Relax your hamstring and let the weight of your leg rest on your Point to generate pressure as required. To increase the pressure, keep your hamstring relaxed and use your hips and torso to roll your leg toward your Point.
For an intense pressure experience, sit to lean the weight of your torso onto your leg.

How to

How to create a kneading pressure

How to loop a TolaStrap over your shoulder

How to anchor an open TolaStrap using a closed door

How to increase the depth of your massage

Related techniques

Hamstrings, with looped Strap

Shin, with looped Strap

Hamstring, with foam roll

Calf, with looped Strap

Calf

Thigh

Hamstrings

Pin It

Hamstring, with foam roll

A 500 on a foam roll is shown. The foam roll is being used to compensate for the bend of the leg and can also–with the users buttocks lifted off the floor–be used to achieve an intense kneading pressure.

Sit with your feet and buttocks on the floor and your knee bent over your TolaPoint.
Keeping the foot of your unaffected leg on the floor, relax your affected hamstring and staighten your affected leg.
Let the weight of your leg generate pressure as required.
For more pressure, lift yourself off the floor with your arms and shift your weight toward the Point.