Back Pain

Aches and Pains

A majority of aches and injuries are a result of muscle imbalance!

Muscle imbalance is the result of one muscle being tighter than its opposing muscle

• Chest muscles tighter than upper back muscles leads to upper back pain
• Hip flexors tighter (too much sitting) than low back muscles...leads to low back pain
• Neck muscles tighter (too much looking down, i.e. computer, ipad, etc....than opposing muscles leads to neck pain.
• Hamstrings too tight from too much sitting
• One-sided sports i.e. the golf swing, baseball swing, tennis, etc...creates rotation problems.

Learn what could be causing your low back pain...is it tight hip flexors?

Tight Hip Flexors, your psoas mucles could be a common cause to Low Back Pain

The pain in your back and hips may be coming from your front-side?

The most overlooked cause of low back pain comes from tight hip flexors.

Do you sit a lot? Whether at a desk, recliner, car, or plane?

The more you sit…the tighter and shorter your hip flexors become

The hip flexors, commonly called the psoas muscle, attaches to the inside of your upper thigh and on the front of your lower spine (discs and vertebraes).

These muscles are used to raise the leg and bend at the waist

When you stay in a ‘seated’ position (sitting or sleeping on your side in the fetal position) your hip flexors shorten…than when you stand or straighten your legs...these muscles don’t want to stretch.

If your doctor or therapist hasn’t addressed your hip flexors…here is a quick test to determine if your hip flexors are too tight.

• Lay flat on the floor for about 30-60 seconds
• Make a mental note as to how that feels (some people will automatically say…”I can’t lay with my legs straight”
• Now bend your legs, feet flat on the floor
• If it decreases the discomfort…it is a obvious sign that your hip flexors are too tight.

Even though the pain is on your back side…those tight hip flexors could be the problem.

It’s important your doctor or therapist address these muscles, otherwise you may not get the relief you are seeking!

Learn therapeutic exercises to stretch your hip flexors

Why Leg Raises and some other exercises are not good for your low back

Most importantly find someone who knows how to relax a tight hip flexor

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