Lateral-Thigh Foam Rolling
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1 × 30s per side
How to do it
- Lie on your side with the forearm down and place the roller under the muscular outer thigh, below the greater trochanter.
- Place the top foot in front of the body and use it with the forearm to control how much pressure reaches the lateral thigh tissues.
- Roll gradually between the upper lateral thigh and just above the knee without crossing either bony joint.
- Pause briefly over tolerably tender muscular areas; the goal is controlled compression, not lengthening or releasing the IT band.
Form cues
- Avoid direct pressure on the greater trochanter and lateral knee joint.
- Severe pain is not a reason to add pressure.
- Stop for numbness, electrical pain or worsening lateral-knee symptoms.
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