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Loosen Up Tight Hips
Title:	Loosen Up Tight Hips
URL:	https://medicationsoffers.net/fitness/2020/03/30/how-loosen-up-tight-hips/
Description:	Your hip flexors play an important role in the way you walk, run, and even how you stand. Without your hip flexors working properly you’re liable to fall over while standing up. The main muscles that make up your hip flexors are the rectus femoris, psoas, sartorius, and the iliacus muscles. The most powerful of all hip flexor muscles is the iliopsoas which helps mostly with helping you keep your balance while you walk or run. When one or more of these muscles become strained or injured it can cause various issues that are usually very painful. The main way your hip flexors become strained or injured is when they tighten up and you try to make a sudden movement that stretches them out dangerously. Cause The main cause of tight hip flexors can be attributed to sitting around all day and not getting up to stretch your legs every now and then. When your hip flexors tighten up you’ll know it because as soon as you get up out your chair you’ll feel it in your hips and surrounding areas. Symptoms There are various symptoms of tight hip flexors you can look out for to help determine if there’s a problem. Some of the most common tight hip flexor symptoms include: Sharp pain in your hip or pelvis area. Cramping in and around your hip flexor muscles. Weakened groin and hip flexor muscles that makes it feel as if you’re dragging your feet while walking. You don’t have the same mobility or range of motion you once had while walking or running. You notice bruising or inflammation around your hips or thighs. Your lower back feels stiff and it’s hard for you to bend over. All of these symptoms listed above could be the result of another problem because they’re so similar. The best way to really know for sure if your hip flexors are too tight is to do the Thomas Test. The Thomas Test works by determining whether the angle of your hips is off when you perform certain movements.

Loosen Up Tight Hips