Stretching with Hypermobility

This weeks question

I feel so tight that I want to stretch, but I'm

not sure how to do this safely with hypermobility 

My answer For many people with significant hypermobility, stretching is not the right answer. Building stability in the surrounding muscles will help some of the major muscles relax, thereby relieving the need to stretch. 

However, if you do truly need to stretch certain areas, it is important to work on stretching a muscle across only one joint at a time, where many people who are not hyper mobile stretch a muscle at both the origin and insertion point (both ends) at the same time. 

Another important consideration is to make sure that the rest of the body is not in a compromised position while stretching!

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