The Optimal Body 56 | Hip Flexor Tightness? The Real Culprit and True Solutions!
Does your job have you sitting all day? Feel tightness in your hip flexors? Listen in as Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom explain what might be happening at your hip joint and the best ways to combat that tightness. All of the factors that may go into your tightened muscles are uncovered and functional tools are given to relax that built up tension. If you really want to heal your body and get it to it’s optimal health, you’ve come to the right spot.
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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:
01:01 – What the Iliopsoas entails and where along these muscles people complain
03:01 – What muscle tightness means and why your hip flexor may be pulling on your low back
03:56 – Neurological factors with hip flexors and how to combat tightness
04:56 – How to utilize your hip flexors fully to combat tightness - Why stretching isn’t the full answer
10:29 – Why combining core and hip movements are beneficial in strengthening your hip flexors
13:53 – How the diaphragm affects your hip flexors - Benefits of diaphragmatic breathing
18:02 – Tools you can use to release your hip flexors
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