Stick Work - Calf Release

This helps breakdown any facial restrictions and improve calf flexibility.

Set-Up: Begin exercise in sitting position with foot placed directly on the ground with the stick held on the calf with both hands. 

Action: Next, Apply about 10 pounds of pressure over muscles (+/- depending upon your needs) and start to roll the stick in the same muscle path. 

Massage each muscle group 10-20 seconds. With each pass, gently press deeper into the muscle. Avoid massaging directly over bones.

Never perform exercise to the point of pain, but make sure that your muscle is feeling just short of the pain threshold as this will help to establish the best mobility in the muscle tissue. 

Related Exercises

• Active Leg Lowering to Bolster

  This pattern is to improve hip mobility and stability for the active straight leg raise pattern with the use of a bolster.
• Dorsiflexion from Half Kneeling with Dowel

  This exercise will assist in improving ankle mobility.
• Assisted Leg Lowering to Bolster

  This movement improves hip mobility and repatterning of the leg raise, removing the need for full hip extension on one side to reduce compensation.
• Stick Work - Hamstring Release

  This helps breakdown any facial restrictions and improve hamstring flexibility.