186 | I’m so flexible, but why do I feel so tight?
Welcome to Episode 186 of The Optimal Body Podcast
I’m so flexible, but why do I feel so tight?
Flexible, but still tight? DocJen & Dr. Dom discuss tests and ways to determine if you are hypermobile, speaking into the spectrum of hypermobility that ranges from localized to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Explaining the neurophysiology of tightness briefly, they dive into how you can reduce the sensation of tightness through strength, using examples to relieve tightness in the hamstrings, inner thighs, chest, quadriceps, and hip flexor tightness. They provide a few tips for passive stretching, yoga, and hypermobility, and discuss how mindful breathing can support tightness relief.
What You Will Learn PT Pearl:
03:11 – How do you know if you are hypermobile
04:25 – Spectrum of Hypermobility
05:15 – Elhers-Danlos Syndrome
07:25 – How to reduce the tightness sensation?
08:08 – TIghtness in hamstrings?
11:29 – Tightness at inner thighs?
12:50 – Awareness with yoga postures
13:38 – Tightness in pec areas?
14:40 – Quad Tightness?
15:24 – Hip Flexor Tightness
16:18 – Reduce tension in the body with mindful breathing
Sources Cited:
Syx, D., De Wandele, I., Rombaut, L. and Malfait, F. (2017). Hypermobility, the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and chronic pain. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, [online] 35 Suppl 107(5), pp.116–122. Available at: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28967365/.
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