Hypermobility
Yesterday, a student came up to me after class with a question. She is a former ballerina and, accordingly, super flexible. She tries not to overdo it. What she was concerned about, though, was hyper-mobility/flexibility in her hips. After a class she took with me, and during other types of physical activity (long walks, for example) she feels a sharp pain in her right hip.
I didn't have time when we spoke to see some poses to figure out what might be up, but, my initial question is: is it even physically possible to be overly flexible in the hips? For example, you can hyperextend the knees and arms... but can you hyperextend the hip flexor? What could be going on here?
I didn't have time when we spoke to see some poses to figure out what might be up, but, my initial question is: is it even physically possible to be overly flexible in the hips? For example, you can hyperextend the knees and arms... but can you hyperextend the hip flexor? What could be going on here?
Hypermobility
A dancer's sequence for my new dancer friend.
- Begin on stomach
- Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
- Release
- Sphinx Pose
- Release
- Ardha Navasana (Half Boat Pose) Note: This is the version of boat that begins on the stomach
- Repeat other side
- Navasana
- Release
- Roll to seated
- Janu Sirsasana (Head to Knee Pose)
- Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana (Revolved Head to Knee Pose)
- Dandasana (Staff Pose)
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 on other side
- Upavistha Konasana (Seated Wide Angle Pose)
- Supta Kapotanasana (Reclined Pigeon Pose)
- Kapotanasana (Pigeon Pose)
- Hanumanasana (Splits)
- Adho Mukha Svanasana (Downward Facing Dog Pose)
- Repeat steps 15-19 on other side
- Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
- Natarajasana (Dancer's Pose)
- Allow torso to fall forward into Standing Splits
- Step back to lunge
- Vinyasa to Adho Mukha Svanasana
- Repeat steps 21-25
- Jump up to Handstand
- Upavistha Paschimottanasana (Upward Forward Fold)
- Roll back to Halasana (Plow Pose)
- Matsyasana (Fish Pose)
- Savasana