Comments on: Hip Flexor Stretch http://beebleblog.com/2007/02/07/hip-flexor-stretch/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hip-flexor-stretch A Fitness, Diet and Health Blog Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hugo http://beebleblog.com/2007/02/07/hip-flexor-stretch/comment-page-1/#comment-17316 hugo Mon, 11 May 2009 16:13:45 +0000 http://beebleblog.com/2007/02/07/hip-flexor-stretch/#comment-17316 Hi Mark, Thank you so much for leaving a comment at beebleblog.com with reference to your back. Firstly I would recommend seeing a physio as it is always best to make sure we know exactly what is happening there with an x-ray. For me my back pain was caused by a defect in my spine from birth and so I had very little choice about when it was going to go. So we need to know the cause of your bad back whether it is an injury, natural or lifestyle caused problem. The higher percentage of people will find that it is their lifestyle that causes the back pain and changes for the worse in posture. It will be very difficult for me to give you any advice that is personalised for you as I do not know the full history and even if I did I haven't met you. However that said I will at least try and point you in the right direction. If you find that for your job you sit down most of the time in fact you may find that sitting is what you do the most of in a day. Sitting for long periods is one of the biggest contributors to bad backs due to the natural shortening of the muscles in and around the pelvis when seated. The only way to prevent this is too stretch and stretch regularly and also spend less time sitting. Here are some more articles I have written on the subject and some links to stretches that you will need to do at least 3 times per day and hold each one for at least 1 minute. http://beebleblog.com/category/health/bad-backs/ many articles on bad backs and what you can do about them http://beeblefitness.com/exercises/stretching/ all the stretches that will help you. You don't need to do all of them but you should focus on the hamstrings, calf muscles, hip flexors, piriformis and glute muscles. I can't stress enough how important it will be for you to check your symptoms out with a professional that can test you properly. Book in to see that physio as quickly as you can before the problem gets worse. I hope I have been of some help and armed with this information you will be able to beat this back problem. Good luck with it and if you want to ask any more questions please feel free All the best Hugo Hi Mark,

Thank you so much for leaving a comment at beebleblog.com with reference to your back.

Firstly I would recommend seeing a physio as it is always best to make sure we know exactly what is happening there with an x-ray. For me my back pain was caused by a defect in my spine from birth and so I had very little choice about when it was going to go. So we need to know the cause of your bad back whether it is an injury, natural or lifestyle caused problem. The higher percentage of people will find that it is their lifestyle that causes the back pain and changes for the worse in posture. It will be very difficult for me to give you any advice that is personalised for you as I do not know the full history and even if I did I haven’t met you. However that said I will at least try and point you in the right direction.

If you find that for your job you sit down most of the time in fact you may find that sitting is what you do the most of in a day. Sitting for long periods is one of the biggest contributors to bad backs due to the natural shortening of the muscles in and around the pelvis when seated. The only way to prevent this is too stretch and stretch regularly and also spend less time sitting. Here are some more articles I have written on the subject and some links to stretches that you will need to do at least 3 times per day and hold each one for at least 1 minute.

http://beebleblog.com/category/health/bad-backs/ many articles on bad backs and what you can do about them
http://beeblefitness.com/exercises/stretching/ all the stretches that will help you. You don’t need to do all of them but you should focus on the hamstrings, calf muscles, hip flexors, piriformis and glute muscles.

I can’t stress enough how important it will be for you to check your symptoms out with a professional that can test you properly. Book in to see that physio as quickly as you can before the problem gets worse.

I hope I have been of some help and armed with this information you will be able to beat this back problem. Good luck with it and if you want to ask any more questions please feel free

All the best

Hugo

]]> By: Mark http://beebleblog.com/2007/02/07/hip-flexor-stretch/comment-page-1/#comment-17274 Mark Sun, 10 May 2009 19:29:36 +0000 http://beebleblog.com/2007/02/07/hip-flexor-stretch/#comment-17274 Hi, do you have any other advise for APT? im 45 and it all hit me over the last 4 months, back hurts at L1/2/3. . . Lordosis is evident. . . all help required!! Thank very much. . . Mark Hi,

do you have any other advise for APT? im 45 and it all hit me over the last 4 months, back hurts at L1/2/3. . . Lordosis is evident. . . all help required!!

Thank very much. . .

Mark

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