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Right leg less flexible than left
My right leg is less flexible than left. I feel trouble in sitting cross legged on the floor and it causes pain in lower back and knees.
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Meet physiotherapist its hamstring issue
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• Hams Stretching- lie straight, take the leg up, pull the feet towards yourself, with a elastic tube or normal belt. repeat 10 times, twice a day. • Sports Taping- stretch the tape from both ends and apply on the affected area • Outward, repeat • Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment knee is applied warm water Contrast Fomentation (Hot and Cold). Avoid sitting Cross legged. • Avoid Squatting- • Quadriceps Exercises- Lie straight, make a towel role and put it under the knee, press the keen against the role, hold it for 20 secs. Repeat 20 times twice a day. This will help relieve some pain. • Core Strengthening Exercise- Straight Leg Raised With Toes Turned followed by the immediate application of the knee with ice water. This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold. Note that the treatment should always end in the ice water, as heat will induce the body's inflammatory response, while cold helps to decrease inflammation.
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U should start strengthening exercises for Back n leg muscles. For this visit to the Physiotherapist and start doing exercises under the guidance.
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Hi.. great self analysis.., All this can be strength n flexibility differences between right n left
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meet a experienced physiotherapist try to know the underlying cause take supervised physiotherapy with them follow proper posture n ergonomic advice..
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Don't delay for treatment.. tc.
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Sometimes one side of the body is more flexible than the other. Try introducing yoga in your daily life.
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