Hips and Lower Back Pain

Learn about techniques you can do at home to release tight muscles of the hip, specifically the glutes, piriformis, the deep hip rotators and of course iliacus.

According to physical therapist and author of Tight Hip Twisted Core

Christine Koth

"When the iliacus and the psoas are tight, they play tug of war with the back of the hip.

So that's the glutes, the piriformis, the deep hip rotators and those muscles have chosen to also contract oftentimes as a result of iliacus and psoas being tight.

So we want to release, not just the front, but also release the secondary effect of that which is tightness in the back.

Really using a ball to put prolonged pressure on the muscles that are to the side of your tailbone will help with that."

We also cover the types of exercise you want to avoid if you have back pain and tight hip flexors, such as deep lunges and deep squats among others.

You will learn the serious problem with Yoga and the way it is taught these days, in the Western world, and how to make sure that if you do practice Yoga, you do it in a way that helps your back pain rather than puts you at risk of injury.

Quote of the day.

Which sportsman, holder of a congressional gold medal, who was featured on a £5 note issued by the bank of Scotland, said:

When I want a long ball, I spin my hips faster

Answer at the end of today's show.