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    Iliotibial Band Stretch (Flexibility)

    1. Stand next to a chair. Hold onto the chair with your right hand for support. Cross your right leg behind your left leg.

    2. Lean your right hip toward the right. Feel the stretch at the outside of your hip.

    3. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds. Then relax.

    4. Repeat 2 times, or as directed.

    5. Switch sides and repeat.

    6. Do this 3 times a day, or as directed.

    Man holding chair with one hand, one leg crossed behind the other. Arrow shows him leaning hip towards chair to stretch iliotibial band.

     

    Tip: Don’t bend forward or twist at the waist.

    Online Medical Reviewer: Raymond Turley Jr PA-C
    Online Medical Reviewer: Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Thomas N Joseph MD
    Date Last Reviewed: 12/1/2022
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center
    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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