Stretches for locked hips

Woke up with a stiff back? Try these 3 simple exercises first thing in the morning or whenever you feel like your back feels tight.

A lot of people experience tight hip flexors because we spend most of time sitting. If your hips are tight, this means that there’s tension around the hip flexors - you may feel tight hip flexor symptoms such as a tugging sensation in your hips and thighs. Tight hip flexors can cause pain in your lower back, in your hip and groin area or even your knees. Here are 7 easy tight hip flexors stretches to improve your hip mobility!

Are you sitting a lot? If yes, then most likely you're no stranger to a painful lower back and uncomfortably tight hips. These lower back stretches will give you the relief that you need! #stretching #lowerbackpain #hippain

Kristen Bos | Doctor of Physical Therapy on Instagram: "Struggle with HIP FLEXOR tightness? ❌ Stop stretching and digging into your hip flexors. This will only give you short term relief and not get to the root cause of this tightness. If you don’t find the weakness that makes a muscle overwork you will come right back for more stretching in a few hours. 😣 I often find hip flexor tightness to be due to a hamstring (muscle on the back of your thigh) oblique (abdominal muscle) weakness and a…

Stephanie Ridgway on Instagram: "If you have any pain, locking, or clicking in your hip, you could possibly have a torn hip labrum. The pain is usually worse with squatting or sitting for a long period of time. The labrum is cartilage that lines the outer rim of the acetabulum. It provides stability for the hip joint. A torn labrum can be caused by a traumatic injury, hip impingement, overuse, or joint laxity. Surgery can be needed, but it is not always necessary. Physical therapy can…