A group of front leg muscles at the hips, the hip flexors provide certain leg motions at the hip. When you have trouble bending over at the waist, tight hip flexor muscles might be the problem.
At Active Care Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, we can help to stretch your hip flexors with an assisted stretching program. With six locations in Lafayette Hill, the Main Line, East Falls, Elkins Park, Manayunk and Hatfield, Pennsylvania, we offer a wide range of treatment modalities to meet the unique demands of your hip flexor condition.
There are five main muscles that make up the hip flexor group, weaving from the lumbar spine to below the knee. These muscles enable various movements in the hip and upper leg area. These motions include:
Tightness of the hip flexor is perhaps the most common problem experienced by this muscle group. Prolonged sitting is often the cause, since working at a desk or driving long distances robs you of the normal movements that keep the flexors stretched.
You may also develop hip flexors with chronic unbalanced posture habits, anything that allows the muscles in this group to shorten and become tight. Poor workstation ergonomics can contribute.
Pain from hip flexor tightness can emerge in the hip or the lower back due to the upper attachment points of the muscle group. You may also develop knee pain or notice decreased performance of the muscles of the thigh and hip.
Watch out for these situations, which may also hip flexor issues:
High levels of training with repetitive motions, things like cycling and running, could lead to tightened hip flexors.
Stretching is the primary way you can recover mobility in the hip flexors. Other things to try include:
Contact Active Care Chiropractic & Rehabilitation at our nearest location to request a hip flexor consultation. Call or click to arrange your visit today.
