CYCLING HIP FLEXOR INJURY

The hip flexor is a group of muscles that function hip movement forward while running or walking. It sustains much stress while sprinting, jumping and kicking. The hip flexor’s three muscles are Ÿ  rectus femoris Ÿ  psoas major Ÿ  and illiacus These tertiary muscles provide stability to the lower extremity of the body. These muscles often lack hip joint flexibility, and not...

STRAINED HIP FLEXOR RECOVERY TIME

The hip flexor is a group of muscles that originate near the hip downward to the femur, or thighbone. The hip flexor muscles flex the hip joint. Flexion occurs when you bring your thigh upward toward your abdomen, reducing the angle of your hip joint. Strains occur when muscles begin to tear. Your hip flexors are used when you run, regularly running strains it. Hip flexor strains are graded...

Running: Hip Flexor Muscle Injuries

The hip flexor refers to the illiopsoas muscle. The illiopsoas is three different muscles called Ÿrectus femoris psoas major iliacus The hip flexor muscles flex and stabilizes the lower extremity. A severe muscle strain usually impairs the hip flexor range-of-motion (ROM). Tight muscles and poor flexibility aggravates tension on tissues. When the lower abdominal muscles and the pelvis...

Grade 2: Hip Flexor Muscle Strain

            A hip flexor muscle strain is in the hip flexor and pain is generally at the front hip or groin. The group of muscles at the front hip of the hip flexors. The most used hip flexor muscles the iliopsoas. The iliopsoas muscle is in the lower back and pelvis, where it connects to the thigh bone (femur). A muscle strain is graded one to...

What is a Hip Flexor Injury?

The hip flexor consists of three different muscles: Rectus Femoris, Psoas Major, and Illiacus. It primarily moves your leg, pulling your knee to your chest or lifting your foot off the ground. These muscles originate near the hip and cross to the femur, or thighbone. A hip flexor strain is characterized by tearing of one or more of the hip flexor muscles typically causing pain in the front hip or...

Back Exercises & Stretches : Hip Flexors Stretch

The hip flexors are a group of muscles in the hip joint that move the hip and by extension the leg forward while running or walking. The hip flexors also work with the abdominal muscles and work when the stomach is moved toward the legs, as in sit-ups. Hip flexor stretches can help improve general back health.  Learn how to stretch the hip flexors from a chiropractor in this free back health video....

32.4 Hip Flexor Rectus Femoris Stretching

This video shows the hip flexor - rectus femoris stretching. The Rectus femoris muscle is one of the four quadriceps muscles that sits in the middle of the front of the thigh. It is responsible for knee extension and hip flexion. It is considers one of the muscles that make up the hip flexors; a group of muscles that bring the legs and trunk together in a flexion movement. Hip stretching is important...

Hip Flexor And Hamstring Stretch Yoga Routine

This video shows the 10 minute yoga routine stretches the front and back of your legs targeting hip flexors and hamstrings. The stretches are dancer pose, down dog with leg lift, flip dog, high lunge with side stretch, low lunge with quad stretch, and bow pose. Click this link to find out more about hip flexor and hamstring injury.

Hip Flexor, Rectus Femoris, Quad Stretches For Jumper’s Knee Prevention

This video shows several good stretches for the hip flexor and quad muscle. These are two muscle groups that athletes often injure various sports. Click on link to learn more about muscle pulls or to learn about a hip flexor injury treatment.    

Relieves Low Back Stiffness With Hip Flexor Stretching

Physical therapist, Chantal Donnelly, explains how to improve low back stiffness and back pain with hip flexor stretching.  She also teaches you an alternative way to release the hip flexor muscles using a body rolling ball. These are good ways to heal a muscle pull.