Mobility drills for a problem area?

[chris hansen]

If you're doing mobility drills and you find a problem area, what is the recommended procedure? My problem areas are a crunchy ankle when doing ankle circles and my hip when I do the laying knee circles as shown in zdrovye. I feel a sharp pain in my left hip when the foot goes to the outside. It's not a real intense pain, it feels almost like something wants to pop or crack but it never does. Should I back off until I can't feel it at all or should I still be able to feel it? How much should you work the problem areas? Is more better or is there a limit to what is useful?

Thanks.

[Scott Sonnon]

Chris,

Go to the discomfort, not through the discomfort. Coming close and moving by, not through, will shave off the tension and discharge the density. Sometimes a joint wants to decompress which can feel like a pressure before a pop.

Read:
Snap, Crackle, Pop (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/26/jarlo.html)
Cleaning the Slate (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/25/sonnon.html)
Lumbarred from Pain Free Mobility (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/23/sonnon.html)
Healing Outside In (http://www.circularstrengthmag.com/29/sonnon5.html)