Are you one of the thousands of people that are experiencing lower back pain? Whilst you are problably already taking steps to adjust your posture, visiting a chiro and massaging into the area this is not a long-term solution.
Could you have tight hip flexors?
The hip flexors are a group of muscles that connect the your legs (femur) to your body (pelvis). Unfortunatley, we only really become aware of how important they are when they begin to tighten and cause pain.
Sedentary lifestyles and too much sitting means that your hip flexors are constantly flexed. Over time, this constant state of contraction will result in these muscles shortening.
Hip flexors and back pain

The health of your lumbar spine (the lower spine) is directly affected by the action of the hip flexors and hamstrings (the back of your thigh). When the hamstrings are too tight they can prevent the pelvis from tilting forwards correctly. As a result you will probably be bending from the back rather than the hips to compensate for the lack of flexibility.
The hip flexors consist of the iliopsoas, rectus femoris, sartorius, tensor fasciae latae, pectineus, gracilis, adductors and gluteal muscles. It is the iliopsoas muscle which has the strongest pull on our spine. A tight psoas can pull on the spine and compress the discs and vertebral joints in that area. If the psoas is always tight it increases the amount of compression and pain in the back and a focal muscle in this workshop for back pain relief.
The psoas major is not really a hip flexor but as it is the only muscle that attaches the spine and the leg, it plays a major roll in hip stability. In you we use this muscle to help raise our legs. If this is too tight, there is a pull on the lumbar vertebrae that can result in discomfort due to an over-arched lower back. This becomes more obvious when laying down on the yoga mat – see how the lower back is arched off the floor when the hip flexors and psoas are tight?
This Remedial Yoga Workshop has your Hip Flexors and Pelvic Floor in mind with yoga to relax the stress in this area to reduce lower back pain. This is a stand alone workshop that has been designed therapeutically within a three part series this March targeting Back Pain Relief.
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$60 per session or book in for all 3 workshops this March for only $150. Prepaid bookings essential – get your pass online or call 9817 0078 and have your credit card handy (1.5% surcharge applicable).
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