Avoid Tight Hip Pain With Chiropractic and Stretching
By Sandy Schroeder
You may or may not know much about hip flexors, but they are used in just about every type of movement that the body does. Desk jobs or other types of extended sitting can tighten and stress hip flexors, and that's when the trouble starts, according to WellAndGood.com.
When the hip flexors are blocked and not stretched enough, exercise injuries are more likely to occur. In more serious cases, if the hip flexors become really tight over time, circulation in the area may be affected, leading to pain with a misaligned pelvis.
If you sit a lot every day, it may be time to take some preventive measures with a chiropractic assessment and key stretching exercises.
Start with Chiropractic
The Joint Chiropractic in your neighborhood provides doctors of chiropractic who are trained to help individuals find the best drug-free solutions for pain and answers for health, wellness, and fitness.
When you come in, you can talk with your chiropractor about the issues of sitting too much and any symptoms that you might have. Your chiropractor will use a gentle targeted spinal adjustment to assess spinal health, which may play out in better overall health.
The spine keeps us mobile, and the central nervous system inside governs our brain-to-body communication. When the spine is healthy, we may be too.
Benefits are unique to the individual. You may feel relief from any aches and pain, and a general sense of well-being with better sleep, more energy, or more awareness.
As you assess the effects, you may want to use weekly 15-minute spinal adjustments to keep the benefits coming. At the same time, you and your chiropractor can work on more preventive measures to avoid tight hip flexors and the many other side effects that can come from sitting too much. Together you can put together workout routines to offset the sitting that you do, and your chiropractor can monitor your progress to catch any new issues.
Check in with your doctor if you are starting a new exercise routine. Then remember to warm up with key stretches like the high knee lift.
Warm Up with High Knee Stretches
Get your knees up when you step on the treadmill, run outside or do any other type of intense workout. High knee exercises are simply an exaggerated knee lift that stretches and hydrates hip flexors, reducing the risk of injury and accelerating the heart rate. High knee lifts look a little like marching, and they usually feel fairly strenuous, but their results may be well worth the effort.
Stop by The Joint Chiropractic clinic in your area to find out about the affordable personal healthcare plans that eliminate the hassle of insurance. Clinics are open weekends and evenings. No reservations are needed.
To learn more about your health, wellness, and fitness, see your local chiropractor at The Joint Chiropractic in Windermere, Fla.
