Dear Doctor K: I’ve strained a muscle where my hip meets my pelvis. What can I do to relieve the discomfort? Dear Reader: It sounds like you’ve strained your hip flexor. That’s a group of muscles that ...

As runners, we place a lot of emphasis on taking care of our lower legs. But we can't forget about the larger muscles, tendons and ligaments higher up, like hips, glutes and hamstrings. When one of ...

The hip flexors are muscles that lift your thighs and help move your legs forward when you walk. Hip flexor injuries range in severity and are often caused by sudden movements, overuse, stiff muscles, ...

Hip flexor pain can occur if you overuse your hip flexor muscles and tendons. A strain may signal a muscle tear and may require medical attention. What are your hip flexors? Lifting your knee toward ...

Do you have tight hips? If you suffer from low back pain, glute pain, knee pain, or neck pain and tightness, the culprit might actually be your hips. This is because our hip flexors (a group of ...

When I first pulled my hamstring muscle while doing sprints at 16, I was in pain and also so confused. Before every soccer practice or game, my team completed a pretty lengthy stretch sesh, which ...

Weak hip flexors can cause the surrounding muscles to overcompensate, which can cause pain and difficulty walking. Treatment may include physical therapy and exercises. The hip flexors are muscles ...

Nothing makes you feel like you're approximately 97 years old more than thinking, "God damn, my hips are killing me!"—am I right? But that tight, pinching sensation where the top of your thighs meet ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Unlocking our hip flexors is the perfect solution for almost all our physical problems, did you know that? Most of us wouldn't, because, we don't exactly know ...

When it comes to strengthening your lower-body muscles that power your running, most runners focus on quads and hamstrings—but are you showing your hip flexors enough love? A recent study in the ...