Don’t Forget about the Psoas: Why Hip Flexion is Necessary

Todd Bumgardner
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M.S./ CSCS/ Owner of Beyond Strength Performance/ Ginger
4 Responses
  1. Laura

    Ok. I have had piriformis syndrome and bad posture. I have differences between strength from front to back and side to side. I am using pads in my shoes for Mortons toe and doing a lot of trigger point therapy. I am plenty flexible and am finding that I can barely lift my left foot off the floor when sitting. I think my left Psoas and hip flexors are much weaker than the right. I am going to try more strengthening plus continue some stretching as we all need that due to sitting. I think that this may be a huge factor in women due to habits formed when pregnant or slouching as o feel we stop using our psoas. Men too but I wish more women would find this type of information. Thank you.

  2. G Prasad

    Great article! Sometimes, the lumbar pain is due to weak Hip Flexors, while other times, it could be due to tightened Hip Flexors. I think in my case it was the latter, because Hip Flexors stretching has helped me. Thanks again!

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