Caution:
All stretching should be pain-free.
This technique simultaneously stretches the hip flexors on one side and the hip extensors on the other side.
Have your client lie supine on the table, with one leg hanging off the side and the other leg raised so that their foot can press into your hand.
Place a hand on your client’s knee and gently press it toward the floor. Press forward with your other hand so that the other knee goes toward their chest. Bring your client to a position of maximum stretch, then ask them to press with 10% of their strength for 10 seconds, pushing their foot into your hand, and their other knee up toward the ceiling. After they push for 10 seconds, have them move in the opposite direction to a greater stretch and assist them with that stretch.
Treatment for Pelvic Torsion
If one leg appears longer than the other, a common cause is torsion of the pelvis, in which one side of the pelvis is rotated forward compared to the other side. This makes the acetabulum lower, and the leg appears longer.
To use this technique for pelvic torsion, we want the pelvis on the long leg side to rotate backward, thereby stretching the hip extensors. The pelvis on the short leg side needs to rotate forward, so we stretch the hip flexors.
I will also do some stretching in the opposite direction, so my client feels balanced, but I will focus most of the stretching in the direction that needs it.