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Self-Care – Side of Hip Pain from Childbirth or Cycling

Here, you will find self-care activities that will help relieve the pain in the side of the hip and “nervy” pain in the groin, which is created by the obturator externus. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that aggravate it, look at this other post. Don’t […]

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Obturator Externus – Functional Anatomy

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Self Care – Kneeling Stretch for Hip Flexors

Here, you will find a reliable self-care approach for hip flexors. For good reasons, this is one of the classic stretches for hip flexors. First, it gives you lots of control. Second, it allows you to be very specific. At times, this is too intense and creates some sharp pain across the top of your

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Pain Through the Hip Joint when Standing on One Foot

People complain of hip pain when they stand on one foot. Some people describe it as feeling like the SI joint is unhinged. Others will complain that getting out of the car or standing up from a chair is difficult. So instead, they tend to turn and stand on both legs. This approach is more

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Self Care – Hip Pain when Stepping onto One Foot

Here, you will find self-care strategies for relief on your own from hip pain through the sacroiliac (SI) joint of your hip when stepping onto one foot. In this case, the hip feels unhinged and fragile. This pattern is often associated with a sharp, stiff pain in the lower back. How people describe this pain

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Pain in the Sacrum or Crest of the Hip When Sleeping on Side

These people reach back and put a fist on the sacrum in the center of their hips, just below the beltline and say. “It hurts right here.” They go through explanations of wanting to sleep on that side but wake with aching pain in the middle of their hips. They often explain that they have

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Self Care – Pain in the Sacrum or Crest of the Hip While Sleeping

Here, we explore how to get relief on your own from pain in the sacrum (center of your hips) when sleeping on your side. In some cases, sitting or standing for long periods produce pain. How people describe this pain and the activities that activate it are discussed more extensively in this other post. Walking and

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Gluteus Medius – Massage Therapy Notes

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