{"product_id":"hip-piriformis-mobility-tool-prostretch-z","title":"Hip \u0026 Piriformis Mobility Tool — ProStretch Z","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"shqp\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"shqp-lead\"\u003eThe ProStretch Z gives you \u003cstrong\u003eleverage\u003c\/strong\u003e. That is the whole idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat this tool is actually for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep hip rotator and glute positions are difficult to hold on your own. You run out of hand and arm strength, or you end up twisting through your back just to get into the position — which rather defeats the purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Z's offset shape lets you apply and control that position while seated or lying down, using leverage instead of flexibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shqp-job\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003eThe honest job\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt makes a specific hip position easier to get into, control, and hold. That is the entire claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen this is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e the right tool\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"shqp-not\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"l\"\u003eRead this before you buy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a treatment for the sciatic nerve. It does not decompress your spine, release a nerve, or correct an alignment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your leg symptoms are being driven at the nerve root, working on hip mobility may change very little. And \u003cem\u003e“it should be helping, so I'll push harder”\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most reliable ways people make their symptoms worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHip and glute mobility is worth working on when it is genuinely part of your picture. If you are not sure whether it is, read \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/what-causes-sciatica\"\u003eWhat Causes Sciatica?\u003c\/a\u003e before you buy anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow people typically use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeated figure-4 \/ deep glute position\u003c\/strong\u003e — bring the knee across with control, instead of hauling on it with your hands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHip internal rotation\u003c\/strong\u003e — reach a position most people cannot get into unassisted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide-lying trunk and hip position\u003c\/strong\u003e — supported, so you are not bracing everywhere else to stay there.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWork in a range that lets your symptoms settle afterwards. If a position consistently sends symptoms \u003cstrong\u003efurther down the leg\u003c\/strong\u003e, that is useful information — stop and reconsider rather than pushing through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere this fits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cstrong\u003ehip and glute mobility\u003c\/strong\u003e strategy. Most relevant if your reading has pointed you toward neural involvement outside the spine, or toward hip mobility as one contributing piece of a bigger picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"shqp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e33.5 in long × 12 in high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePadded foam body with leverage grip handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size fits all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade by ProStretch (Medi-Dyne)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"shqp-disc\"\u003eEducational and self-management use only. 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