Do you spend most of your day sitting at a desk, behind the wheel or at a table? Millions of us do—and our hip flexors (the muscles in the front of the hips and thighs) suffer as a result, says ...
“During high knee marches, you want to feel the hip flexor engage as you drive your knee up,” she says. The Thomas Test is another great way to check for tightness in the hip flexors ...
Background Physical examination tests for hip dysfunction and injury of the strongest diagnostic accuracy were identified in a recent systematic review with meta-analysis in BJSM. These tests are ...
You are probably not an athlete in a high-risk sport-specific group, but if you want to enjoy exercise and avoid injuries ...
Flexion of the hip joint occurs when the femur (upper leg) moves forwards, which happens when long jumpers land or at the end of kick in football. Extension of the shoulder occurs when the humerus ...