Piriformis stretch supine ("Figure 4" Piriformis/gluteals stretch, supine; 05)

Piriformis stretch supine ("Figure 4" Piriformis/gluteals stretch, supine; 05)

Lie on your back and bend your affected knee.
Cross this leg over your other knee, placing the outside of your ankle just above the knee of your other leg.
Let the knee on your affected leg drop out to the side, and bend the other leg, sliding your heel towards your buttocks.
You may feel a stretch through your affected buttock.
To increase this stretch, interlace your fingers behind the thigh of your other leg, and pull your thigh in towards you, lifting the foot off the floor.
To increase this stretch further still, push your elbow into the thigh of your affected leg.
Hold this position.

Required equipment: Adjustable plinth/bed
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