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You have single handedly saved my life. I had a horrible L4-L5 disc that needed a discectomy from an injury I sustained. I tried PT for years before surgery. Nobody suggested this as a solution.... Post surgery, I still had this EXACT pelvic forward on the left issue like you described. Causing daily pain. Changing my moods. Changing who I was. Ive implemented your videos to my days man and I seriously want to cry. I feel like a new human. THANK YOU FOR POSTING
i have gone through FOUR physios and they each had a different take on my 'hip issue' i have had for 20+ yrs esp as i started running/doing triathlons seriously! i got all sorts of explanations from 'it's your foot" to 'it's your bad back posture" which I never understood as i rowed and have great posture! YOU NAILED it ! in the first 2 min of the video i was like "EXACTLY"!! thx for this...just THX!!!!!!
Very very true. We are blessed with all this information available anywhere in the world, just sad that most doctors either dont care to learn anything beyond medical school.
Dude i go to 3 different physios and they never suggest anything this nuanced and helpful. It's crazy how hard it is to find people that actually know what the hell they are talking about.
It can be !! Lol doctors don't have patience they have clients, I am trying to learn what life was like what the medicine looked like before rockefellers took over the medical industry . The medical industrial complex treats symptoms they don't want you better because you wouldn't need them anymore,
This guy truly gets it.This is what you search the internet for and it usually takes a long time to find it.Thank you for being an angel and making it easy to find you.Thank you for the one side 😮😊😊
I have extteme one sided psoas tightness after an accident where I fell off a platform and tore my glute medius and upslip to my si joint. It has been a four year battle to rebuild my glute strength, stabilize my si joint. I will pay more attention to my psoas now after your video. Hoping it will help my back tightness too. Happy healing everyone!
In my 30+ years of Medical massage working with this problem, Iliopsoas is one of the most ignored muscle systems in the body, both by the medical community and Physical Trainers. Even in common surgery to fix Spodylothesis, the medical community ignores the cause of the problem and instead chooses to fuse the lower lumbar spine together further restricting the movement of the lower lumbar spine in addition to the pelvis. They have yet to figure out that if you loosen the Iliopsoas that the Spondylothesis with go away. In doing so, the patient is further restricted and the lower lumbar is incapable of movement therefore the Iliopsoas become even more tight and instead of just anteriorly rotating the pelvis, now pulls the whole lower spine forward cause the patient to bend forward and all hip flexors are now in a shortened position. Only through consistent stretching and retraining of this muscle system will the patient receive any relief. Muscle memory is a thing.
that one is my case!!. spine doctors told me to go under an artrodhesis(lumbar fusion) but i refuse to. I discovered by myself by analysing my MRI, TC and x ray that i had L5 spondylothesis and was rotated to right side because of shortened psoas. I said this to the spine doctors and they ignored it and said it had nothing to do with that. The pain was strong. Then i started to work on stretching, strenghtening, and a lifestyle change like sleeping better, meditation, relaxation, etc, and pain has gone 80%. No surgery needed. Also My posture has improved a lot.
I've had this since childbirth. Literally had no help from the doctors. It's upsetting that we're made to believe we have a great healthcare system, when so many health issues get missed.
@@themeadowlarkminutewithpau8184I went to over six physicians, including a major, well known and respected university hospital. I did not receive an accurate diagnosis until I was within a WEEK, if not a few days, of being PARALYZED for life! I had a spinal cord tumor, and nobody believed me after I saw two different doctors, thinking I was just a drug seeker. By the time it was found, the surgeon said it had obviously been there for years, continuing to grow and weaken the bone structure of my spine. I now have PERMANENT DAMAGE to several of my systems, as well as so much pain, I require the use of extended-release opioids, and probably will for life.
"Health" system? I call it symptom system by chemicals also called drugs/'medicine. This company sells drugs so what can you expect from them. Not health.
Usually if you have abnormally tight hip flexors on one side, there’s usually an overly tight hamstring on the opposite side. Counter nutation. You’ve got to address both to create balance.
For me issue is caused by driving in heavy traffic. Tight right side, because all muscles on the front of my right leg are tense all the time, toes up/down/up/down all the time. It also translates into problem with tendon below knee cap, slight knee pain.
omg my psoas r always a bit painful when i sit hours for lectures n i kept stretching it after at the beginning. but after some time i realize maybe they’re too weak so i did some strengthening exercises. it started to hurt less n ive noticed it’s always the left side only, ive only did exercises for the right leg to “balance it out”. finally someone is explaining it
Following an accident I was in a recliner for months and now have titanium hardware in C4-7 and L 3-5. I also have central cord syndrome as well. As I've recovered I have felt like my pelvis is rotated with a weird gait, kinda like a jacknife gait. No amount of PT etc has improved anything. I have been using several of your videos and this one is the most helpful. I strongly feel like peeps who have been rehabbed in a recliner post-op, post injury are developing syndromes with glutes and psoas. No one seems to be aware of such a phenomena but it's real. Thanks for great videos.
Had a similar thing buddy, it's most likely your eyes/jaw bite which has got you stuck in a pattern. You have to inhibit the pattern to gain new senses so your body let's go of one sided dominance. Look up Neal hallinan mate. He works wonders.
@@zaknabiz I listened to both here and your recommendation. Any idea or resources when scoliosis is on one side if this will help the other without further complications of injury side?
I am a cyclist and had the most miserable hip flexors for years, I got a professional bike fit and it has changed so dramatically I just have to share my experience. If you are an athlete of any level of experiencing pain, find the experts who have the knowledge to help you. It doesn’t have to hurt in the bad way.
Seems like I'm addicted to Your You Tube instructions ! Every video I watch i find a new detail to add in my note book. So grateful. Those first few minutes on the psoas made me see how it all fits together. Connor You are really sharp and getting better all the time.
out of all the videos on psoas and just the general pain i am looking to relieve, this has been the most concise. These exercises and their detailed instructions i have not encountered in any of the numerous videos i have watched. My body is feeling that "aha" moment when something hit the bulleye.
I had this for over 10+ years and one day i was walking and just started to recognize and feel how i walked and i somewhat drew my right leg a bit snd lifted it if you understand. Did this as long as i can remember after an injury and when i walked and didnt concentrate or looked to my sides i always drifted left and couldnt walk in a straight line. This one day i started to also feel and recognize how i walked with my left side and somewhat forcefully not so it hurted but started to try an walk the same way with my right side. After about 500 meters of walking i felt very tired in my right hip. Then i started to stand still Infront of my mirror at home and lean a bit right and press my right hip to the ground so my hips were symmetrical. After about 2 days my hip started to hurt very much in my muscles like a muscle knot in my back but a little bit more intense. I understood it was opening and continued with this in about 2-3 days the pain was totally gone. At this time i started to strech my hips and the pain came back so i stretched more and walked right how you should and about 2-3 weeks later i could walk in a straight line without problem. Felt more balanced and now 6 months later i have started to train my hip muscles and i have 0 problem if i maintain the streching but if i dont strech for few weeks the pain comes back but almost cannot feel it so i think i just need to strengthen and lenghten the muscle of course its shorter and weaker after 10+ years so maybe in a year it will be as God intended it to be hopefully.
I suffered a serious stroke 2 years ago, aged 58. For 18 months I have a locked glute, every other day. Today I have realized that I face the exact problems you are describing. Everything seems to make sense, all of a sudden. Exciting !!
After 30+ years of pelvic twisting from a year of repeated injuries to the SI Joint, last year a severe case of Trendelenburg Gait manifested. The left hip and leg structure simply locked up. Eight months of PT later, still had deep muscle pain and pinching sensation. Started the Beginner Body Restoration program 5 weeks ago and got immediate relief with the exercises. Still working on the muscles recognizing the corrected patterns. This program has been a Godsend for me! Plan to do Lower Limb next. Thank you Conor!!
You described my hip issues to the T. I’m so glad I found your channel. It’s very helpful to have the visual of the prop you use of the hip bones. Thank you so much!!
What you have just explained in this video should be a foundational starting point for any phsysio, RMT, rolfer, osteopath, chiropractor etc. A complete understanding of this tendancy in any level of repetitive sport is absolutey crucial in development of the athlete. I was haunted by left side rotation and weakness over a lenghty career in cycling. When my pelvis was straight my wattage output was exceptional and endurance over any given workout much greater. As an adolescent I spent my years of growth on a skateboard which imbalanced my pelvis muscles and ligaments. I dearly paid for that later on a bicycle. Can you please do a video on that very thing and how one might avoid this unbalanced development and ways for young athletes to keep their body in a balanced state. The other discovery a young athlete needs to make is that the pelvic floor is the centre of their universe for every single action regardless of sport. This video connects the dots in a way that overy many years of seeking help from so called professionals could not. THANK YOU for your insights and attention to detail.
I tried these last night after my walk. The pain is a pinching and aching in the illacus and psoas around my groin of area. These exercises helped. A slept well. Thankyou Connor
Oh my God thank you so much! When you got to the end at the right hip wall press I felt so much relief! I can’t thank you enough I’m almost in tears. 💞
And boom this video is right in my feed before I even searched for it thanks for explaining all my issues to me so clearly. It’s like you answered my questions before I asked them.
This has really given me food for thought. I've had right side psoas pain for years and haven't been able to solve it. It has been suggested that my glutes are weak, which I've tried to solve, but the detail of your explanation helps me to understand why. Thank you!
I develop this condition because of surfing. Started with back pain in the same side and now neck pain in the opposite side. When you pop up in the board the left leg become aways short together with hip flexor and psoas (because i am regular base). I'm doing this exercises but also giving the psoas a huge stretch and using foam roller on the quads and Fl band. Really helps.
OMG! I cannot find the words to truly thank you! Physiotherapists kept telling me to "work on my glutes" but never told me "How?". I have been doing many glute workouts at gym but always sufering from tightness on hamstring and adductor on right side. I think a good way to find you are a bit tilted to right/left side would be by testing how weak is your glute on that side and this can be done by "90-90 one foot (right) on the wall"! I could feel my glute much more on the weak side!
Thank you so much Conor, the psoas are so important to my yoga practice, as it is described as “soul of seat” in yoga, this tutorial helps a lot to assess the neutral position of hips to get healthier, then the emotional toxic can be released at same time, as well as your shoulder and neck relationship in movement sending by your email, that’s talented too, prowess you.
Thank you! This is incredibly helpful and EXACTLY what I need to address this issue I have which, you describe in this video perfectly. I now have a better understanding of what is happening internally and what to do to move toward better alignment and relief. This feels like a game changer for me! Thank you, thank you!
I've had muscle stiffness on my right side for 2 years, just after having a bout of covid, Doctors call it long covid 🙄 you've helped me more than anyone
Excellent video. I’m a dancer (used to be I should say) and once I stopped dancing, the body just fell apart in so many different ways. The muscles no longer held the joints the same way, it affected the way I moved and carried myself and among other things, that pesky snapping hip or dancer’s hip has prevented me from doing lower ab work like leg raises for a decade. It’s just so uncomfortable. And because I’m hyper aware of my body and its placement, the rotating you’re describing is so on point. Whenever I strain these muscles I feel it up the back of the leg, through my groin and over the front of my hip. I’ve figured out how to work on this through my own trial and error because you’re right - the regular advice doesn’t exactly work in these situations. Your video validated what I’ve known all along from my own experiences and process.
Suffering from this AND tightened QL on right side. Pain is unbearable even after two months of physical therapy. Born with pelvic tilt. Pain and limited movement only manifested two years ago at age 51. Searching for alternative exercises. Thanks for your informative video.
Great explanation that sounds right to me. I'll keep on with the exercises. I experience relief from stretching into the groin area on the left. I get relief with the classic one-foot kneeling and stretching into the hip. I think yours will help me retrain but with my wooden floor I tend to push myself away from the wall. I do think you're onto it though! I get some real benefit from intentionally being carefree with the relevant leg, the left, and not protecting it, trusting in walking freely. Leg pain is better and often it goes away for a month or more.
You sure. Tight hip flexors cause excessive lordosis. Tight hamstrings and weak elongated hip flexors will cause a flat lumbar spine. Overstretched hamstings and short hanstrings will pull the glutes and hamstrings down and that will give you a flat back with swayback posture. It's very similar and easy to confuse. I have tight hip flexor on the left (anterior tilt and the posterior on the right side). I'm lost in all of it too lol
Finally! At least, I think so. I just got to the point where you finished explaining if it's on the left side and how that would make the right side go back. I have the exact opposite problem. Right side is forward, left side is trying to sneak around behind me and it's been like this most of my life, except in the odd (as in not usual) non-stressful moments.
It is also caused by a misalignment of bones in the pelvis. This create a lack of proper movement. If you are in pain and people tell you that they can’t find anything wrong, find a HESCH practitioner. We are the only ones that treat and realign the pelvis. It’s a one time treatment. I often do treat a tight posts too. Very good video for the muscle tightness!
These are exactly 100% my symptoms. You could describe them better then I could to my doctor! My problem has always been on the right side and a recent acl rupture + reconstrunstruction surgery on the right knee made it soo much worst😢 I have a question: is the spine being tilted to the right due to being right handed? I am 100% sure I have the left tight psoas symptoms but on the right and I am left handed. My pelvis has more anterior pelvic tilt on the right, the arch of my lower back is more pronounced on the right, my lower back tends to point left, my right leg tends to rotate outward.
Awesome dude. You’re posting videos exactly about my problems… i think it can’t be a coincidence…, there should be some Common factors that are causing people worldwide to suffer from this
Exactly like me! I was stopped at a light and the car behind me was going very fast and didn’t stop. My right foot was on the break, and my right hip has given me problems ever since. I’m going to try these exercises.
Hi, Conor! Thank you for the immense help so far! Do you have any advice on how to sleep when one hip is more forward than the other, because of tight psoas? Sometimes, immediately after I wake up I have the pain in the psoas..
This is now the second time I have had a tight right psosas. No one could figure it out, chiropractor, physiotherapist… it wasn’t until my massage therapist posted something about this muscle that it literally clicked in my head. She started incorporating a stretch during my treatments and it finally helped! It’s now acting up again, starting with my right foot feeling like over pronation, and it’s knee and lower back/groin pain. 😢
I just started doing taekwondo and I had to do splits in my 3rd class, It was so painful and I got many injuries in the posas when I was little. I hope this video will help me get through this.
The movements here are so subtle, it would be helpful to viewers if the helper on the floor would repeat the movements several times, or tell us how many times we should engage in each exercise for each side.
thank you I have this on my right Psoas, from my acl skateboarding accident, my hip was sticking out on my back for over 10 years..its almost in place now, but it is hard to get back into place.
It seems like I perfectly fit the description of the Left AIC pattern and thise exercises definitely hit some really obvious weaknesses, but my right side is the one that feels like my muscle has been replaced with an actual dagger.
I'm quite sure the reason that at age 50 I'm having (muscular?) hip pain on my *right* side, is because that's the leg that's been operating the pedals when I drive a car, which I've been doing just about daily for 30 years. These days I make a point of using cruise control at every safe opportunity; unfortunately not an option in stop-and-go traffic, or on city streets.
@@victorycall oh, that's interesting. I was actually thinking that for quite some time that my twisted mess had something to do with the way that I used to sit in the car and I used to drive for long hours, too.
I was born death in one ear, my right ear, I tend to turn to the right more as a result to hear people on that side, and I have a weakness in my left hip area, I imagine this fits with this suggestion for solution on left side tightness
Without even watching yet I bet if everyone tested their dorsi flexion of their ankles comparing it and focused downstream that would be a great start to the imbalances in the hips.
@@birdgang4lyfe same here. Sitting destroyed my body, caused me to be in left aic right bc pattern for the past 6 years, i feel so much better since then but i am not 100% just yet. Still optimistic that i will be neutral one day
Amazing Subscribed Most of my pain is on my right side, inside right knee, less external rotation of femur, lower back, deep glut pain, shoulder and neck pain I have scoliosis and my spine curves right, I collapse to the left. Just been diagnosed with EDS So up until now I did a lot of stretching Now I need to learn how to move properly So I’m going to follow you maybe you can help Thank you so much ❤
I think you may have saved me. I’ve been in pain for 12 yr. Since giving birth. Did have pelvic floor drop and several rounds of PT. But kept telling MD. Something is still wrong. Been hurting daily.
The people are not ready to understand this statement... But yes. It's always stress related.. exclude people who are athletic or who have had external injuries.. Everyone else left seems to think it's a disease, condition brought on by nothing.
Is this modern physiotherapy? Because my experience with physios going back 40 years was that they had little concept of asymmetry. I really like your approach to fixing bodies.
I was specifically skimming through your videos for the last hour to find what this feeling was 😂 I noticed discomfort when doing the butterfly or any hip hung movements in the gym on my right side only. I just subscribed thank you!😊 you’re doing Gods work! Would you recommend working on all of these things before really working on exercise just as a foundation? Or can you do both at the same time?
Thank you so much for this video it’s exactly what’s happening to me but it was hard for me to understand on my own.. 🙏 now I have I better understanding of the mechanics and can apply these corrective exercises..
Omg I've waited for this info I have it on right side I've tried to get help but basically was told I have 3 types of scolosis but it shouldn't be bothering me and they sent me on my way. I used to be very active and now have pinched nerves in every joint on right side.
My low back pops when I rotate my spine to the left, my left hip pops when I internally rotate my left leg, and my groin pops when I push in with my inner hamstrings. Literally all the boxes check
This program "in theory" is great. Extremely complicated, time consuming, and expensive- if you work with a PT trained in this protocol. Most people will never understand this program and will not be able to do this on their own.
What I have found that bicycling makes that problem go bigger as U will position your trunk or upperbody in the sadle like that and make that twist a lot stronger.😅 I would say streching is the first step and these videos movements after that. Otherwise u cant get the full motion in these exersices and fight agains your muscles... I got it from leg injury when securing the leg by over using it in the air and under using it in the floor contact. The hurdles strech is the key and consentrating on the bend leg.
appreciate your content !! i want to buy your body restoration program, but have some questions about: 1) what implements do i need at home ? boxes of different heights, balls, ropes, elastic bands, etc? i make the question for not to submit and then cannot make the exercises bc i dont have the implements you need 2) i think you have spotted my problem, i run triathlons and i have: right flat feet - right femoropatellar dysfunction - right hip isues (gluteus med-min tendinopathy). would your program be beneficial especifically for me or is ir just general conditioning ? fantastic job, thanks in advance !!
Hi Felipe, good to hear! All you need is a foam roller, maybe a small yoga ball but a pillow could suffice. Everything else will be stuff you have at home. As for your second question, I can’t responsibly make guarantees for what this program will fix. That would be unethical of me. But I can tell you that this program has helped people see progress with similar issues.
I have left bended scoliosis and tight right sided psoas. Also, I have right sided hip internal rotation which is opposite of what you say. My situation is functional scoliosis. Root cause of my functional scoliosis is internal rotation of right hip. So, internal rotation and tightness of the psoas should be on the same side
The exercise for the right hip should only be done on the right side right? I cause my tight right hip flexor because of training for a marathon I try doing activation exercises before every run for activating my glutes but still been struggling the last week, i found some nice excercise ideas and stretches for both sides that have been helping but always heard you should do it on both.
Great video! I've been trying to figure out what I have, it's hard to explain, but I think it's psoas issues, where it attaches to the spine on my lower back? Is there any stretch for that?
I wonder if this is what I have in my left side. I have a driving job so I'm always jumping in and out of a box truck. I have this weird tension feeling like in my rib / lower back. And if I do a squad I can feel tension in my upper thigh / hip. Not in any pain. I really only feel it when sitting down. And definitely after an ab workout
Thank you for watching everyone! If you are interested in learning more, I recommend watching my other video on the Psoas: ruclips.net/video/H57_T0Sv7rA/видео.html. If you want more free education, I recommend you check out my newsletter which I send out weekly with exclusive content I don't have anywhere else: www.conorharris.com/newsletter
will this address a sacrum shift and twisted pelvis after an injury
If you think it’s the right side and the left is curve of scoliosis could this help?
You have single handedly saved my life. I had a horrible L4-L5 disc that needed a discectomy from an injury I sustained. I tried PT for years before surgery. Nobody suggested this as a solution.... Post surgery, I still had this EXACT pelvic forward on the left issue like you described. Causing daily pain. Changing my moods. Changing who I was. Ive implemented your videos to my days man and I seriously want to cry. I feel like a new human. THANK YOU FOR POSTING
Did you have nerve related pain...?
This is why I like to read the comments.
i have gone through FOUR physios and they each had a different take on my 'hip issue' i have had for 20+ yrs esp as i started running/doing triathlons seriously! i got all sorts of explanations from 'it's your foot" to 'it's your bad back posture" which I never understood as i rowed and have great posture! YOU NAILED it ! in the first 2 min of the video i was like "EXACTLY"!! thx for this...just THX!!!!!!
RUclips is more useful than the entire medical systems.
😂 yes!
Very very true. We are blessed with all this information available anywhere in the world, just sad that most doctors either dont care to learn anything beyond medical school.
Dude i go to 3 different physios and they never suggest anything this nuanced and helpful. It's crazy how hard it is to find people that actually know what the hell they are talking about.
not true at all... Stop spreading dangerous unguided, overconfident, undercompetent opinions.
It can be !! Lol doctors don't have patience they have clients, I am trying to learn what life was like what the medicine looked like before rockefellers took over the medical industry . The medical industrial complex treats symptoms they don't want you better because you wouldn't need them anymore,
This guy truly gets it.This is what you search the internet for and it usually takes a long time to find it.Thank you for being an angel and making it easy to find you.Thank you for the one side 😮😊😊
I have extteme one sided psoas tightness after an accident where I fell off a platform and tore my glute medius and upslip to my si joint. It has been a four year battle to rebuild my glute strength, stabilize my si joint. I will pay more attention to my psoas now after your video. Hoping it will help my back tightness too. Happy healing everyone!
In my 30+ years of Medical massage working with this problem, Iliopsoas is one of the most ignored muscle systems in the body, both by the medical community and Physical Trainers. Even in common surgery to fix Spodylothesis, the medical community ignores the cause of the problem and instead chooses to fuse the lower lumbar spine together further restricting the movement of the lower lumbar spine in addition to the pelvis. They have yet to figure out that if you loosen the Iliopsoas that the Spondylothesis with go away. In doing so, the patient is further restricted and the lower lumbar is incapable of movement therefore the Iliopsoas become even more tight and instead of just anteriorly rotating the pelvis, now pulls the whole lower spine forward cause the patient to bend forward and all hip flexors are now in a shortened position. Only through consistent stretching and retraining of this muscle system will the patient receive any relief. Muscle memory is a thing.
Do you think sleeping on your back on hard floor would help release it? Im basically locked in that area and body refuses to give up this position
that one is my case!!. spine doctors told me to go under an artrodhesis(lumbar fusion) but i refuse to. I discovered by myself by analysing my MRI, TC and x ray that i had L5 spondylothesis and was rotated to right side because of shortened psoas. I said this to the spine doctors and they ignored it and said it had nothing to do with that. The pain was strong. Then i started to work on stretching, strenghtening, and a lifestyle change like sleeping better, meditation, relaxation, etc, and pain has gone 80%. No surgery needed. Also My posture has improved a lot.
Fabulous! You became your own doctor🎉
@@golddannyThank you for sharing your experience. It will help many sufferers.
So sad.
This is probably the clearest, most coherent, and most succinct presentation of this issue that I’ve found. Thanks! 👍🏻
And the most complicated solution. There are much easier, straightforward solutions.
@@jowar1949what are those solutions?
I've had this since childbirth. Literally had no help from the doctors. It's upsetting that we're made to believe we have a great healthcare system, when so many health issues get missed.
Maybe you went to the wrong damn person. 😂
I’ll be honest, most people don’t know about this.
@@themeadowlarkminutewithpau8184I went to over six physicians, including a major, well known and respected university hospital. I did not receive an accurate diagnosis until I was within a WEEK, if not a few days, of being PARALYZED for life! I had a spinal cord tumor, and nobody believed me after I saw two different doctors, thinking I was just a drug seeker. By the time it was found, the surgeon said it had obviously been there for years, continuing to grow and weaken the bone structure of my spine. I now have PERMANENT DAMAGE to several of my systems, as well as so much pain, I require the use of extended-release opioids, and probably will for life.
So true. 😩
"Health" system? I call it symptom system by chemicals also called drugs/'medicine. This company sells drugs so what can you expect from them. Not health.
Usually if you have abnormally tight hip flexors on one side, there’s usually an overly tight hamstring on the opposite side. Counter nutation. You’ve got to address both to create balance.
This.
This.
P*ss
You know what you just did? You perfectly summed my hip issues. What can I say, you’re quite the man!
Glad to hear it 😁
For me issue is caused by driving in heavy traffic. Tight right side, because all muscles on the front of my right leg are tense all the time, toes up/down/up/down all the time. It also translates into problem with tendon below knee cap, slight knee pain.
omg my psoas r always a bit painful when i sit hours for lectures n i kept stretching it after at the beginning. but after some time i realize maybe they’re too weak so i did some strengthening exercises. it started to hurt less n ive noticed it’s always the left side only, ive only did exercises for the right leg to “balance it out”.
finally someone is explaining it
Following an accident I was in a recliner for months and now have titanium hardware in C4-7 and L 3-5. I also have central cord syndrome as well. As I've recovered I have felt like my pelvis is rotated with a weird gait, kinda like a jacknife gait. No amount of PT etc has improved anything. I have been using several of your videos and this one is the most helpful. I strongly feel like peeps who have been rehabbed in a recliner post-op, post injury are developing syndromes with glutes and psoas. No one seems to be aware of such a phenomena but it's real. Thanks for great videos.
Had a similar thing buddy, it's most likely your eyes/jaw bite which has got you stuck in a pattern. You have to inhibit the pattern to gain new senses so your body let's go of one sided dominance. Look up Neal hallinan mate. He works wonders.
@@zaknabiz I listened to both here and your recommendation. Any idea or resources when scoliosis is on one side if this will help the other without further complications of injury side?
I am a cyclist and had the most miserable hip flexors for years, I got a professional bike fit and it has changed so dramatically I just have to share my experience. If you are an athlete of any level of experiencing pain, find the experts who have the knowledge to help you. It doesn’t have to hurt in the bad way.
I also had a bike fit from a pro recently and the bike feels 100 times better.
Seems like I'm addicted to Your You Tube instructions ! Every video I watch i find a new detail to add in my note book. So grateful. Those first few minutes on the psoas made me see how it all fits together. Connor You are really sharp and getting better all the time.
are you doing better now
out of all the videos on psoas and just the general pain i am looking to relieve, this has been the most concise. These exercises and their detailed instructions i have not encountered in any of the numerous videos i have watched. My body is feeling that "aha" moment when something hit the bulleye.
I had this for over 10+ years and one day i was walking and just started to recognize and feel how i walked and i somewhat drew my right leg a bit snd lifted it if you understand. Did this as long as i can remember after an injury and when i walked and didnt concentrate or looked to my sides i always drifted left and couldnt walk in a straight line.
This one day i started to also feel and recognize how i walked with my left side and somewhat forcefully not so it hurted but started to try an walk the same way with my right side. After about 500 meters of walking i felt very tired in my right hip. Then i started to stand still Infront of my mirror at home and lean a bit right and press my right hip to the ground so my hips were symmetrical. After about 2 days my hip started to hurt very much in my muscles like a muscle knot in my back but a little bit more intense. I understood it was opening and continued with this in about 2-3 days the pain was totally gone. At this time i started to strech my hips and the pain came back so i stretched more and walked right how you should and about 2-3 weeks later i could walk in a straight line without problem. Felt more balanced and now 6 months later i have started to train my hip muscles and i have 0 problem if i maintain the streching but if i dont strech for few weeks the pain comes back but almost cannot feel it so i think i just need to strengthen and lenghten the muscle of course its shorter and weaker after 10+ years so maybe in a year it will be as God intended it to be hopefully.
I suffered a serious stroke 2 years ago, aged 58. For 18 months I have a locked glute, every other day. Today I have realized that I face the exact problems you are describing. Everything seems to make sense, all of a sudden. Exciting !!
After 30+ years of pelvic twisting from a year of repeated injuries to the SI Joint, last year a severe case of Trendelenburg Gait manifested. The left hip and leg structure simply locked up. Eight months of PT later, still had deep muscle pain and pinching sensation. Started the Beginner Body Restoration program 5 weeks ago and got immediate relief with the exercises. Still working on the muscles recognizing the corrected patterns. This program has been a Godsend for me! Plan to do Lower Limb next. Thank you Conor!!
Do you have arthritis or nerve damage?
oh my years of issues with the right side, physio, massage etc and still exists. Thank you this makes so much sense
You described my hip issues to the T. I’m so glad I found your channel. It’s very helpful to have the visual of the prop you use of the hip bones. Thank you so much!!
As a massage
Therapist, this is exactly what is going on with my right dominant side!
How are you managing your issue?
What you have just explained in this video should be a foundational starting point for any phsysio, RMT, rolfer, osteopath, chiropractor etc. A complete understanding of this tendancy in any level of repetitive sport is absolutey crucial in development of the athlete. I was haunted by left side rotation and weakness over a lenghty career in cycling. When my pelvis was straight my wattage output was exceptional and endurance over any given workout much greater. As an adolescent I spent my years of growth on a skateboard which imbalanced my pelvis muscles and ligaments. I dearly paid for that later on a bicycle. Can you please do a video on that very thing and how one might avoid this unbalanced development and ways for young athletes to keep their body in a balanced state. The other discovery a young athlete needs to make is that the pelvic floor is the centre of their universe for every single action regardless of sport. This video connects the dots in a way that overy many years of seeking help from so called professionals could not. THANK YOU for your insights and attention to detail.
I tried these last night after my walk. The pain is a pinching and aching in the illacus and psoas around my groin of area. These exercises helped. A slept well.
Thankyou Connor
Oh my God thank you so much! When you got to the end at the right hip wall press I felt so much relief! I can’t thank you enough I’m almost in tears. 💞
You're so welcome!
Thank you so much for this. After years of hip stretch videos, I finally stumble across this piece of gold. It's my exact issue.
And boom this video is right in my feed before I even searched for it thanks for explaining all my issues to me so clearly. It’s like you answered my questions before I asked them.
Awesome to hear that, Thomas 🙂
This has really given me food for thought. I've had right side psoas pain for years and haven't been able to solve it. It has been suggested that my glutes are weak, which I've tried to solve, but the detail of your explanation helps me to understand why. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. This helped my current problem. My left hip pain is gone. I am so happy to have a proven exercise to release this muscle.
Your understanding of anatomy is so amazing!
As a ski instructor trainer this is the best movement analysis. The postural exercises and muscular descriptions are directly related to equilibrium.
Great info and also great corrective excercise! As an LMT, , I am surprised how few health professionals know or share this with suffering clients.
I develop this condition because of surfing. Started with back pain in the same side and now neck pain in the opposite side.
When you pop up in the board the left leg become aways short together with hip flexor and psoas (because i am regular base).
I'm doing this exercises but also giving the psoas a huge stretch and using foam roller on the quads and Fl band. Really helps.
Wouldn't core and inner thigh work outs help bullet proof your problem?
OMG! I cannot find the words to truly thank you! Physiotherapists kept telling me to "work on my glutes" but never told me "How?". I have been doing many glute workouts at gym but always sufering from tightness on hamstring and adductor on right side. I think a good way to find you are a bit tilted to right/left side would be by testing how weak is your glute on that side and this can be done by "90-90 one foot (right) on the wall"! I could feel my glute much more on the weak side!
Thank you so much Conor, the psoas are so important to my yoga practice, as it is described as “soul of seat” in yoga, this tutorial helps a lot to assess the neutral position of hips to get healthier, then the emotional toxic can be released at same time, as well as your shoulder and neck relationship in movement sending by your email, that’s talented too, prowess you.
Thank you! This is incredibly helpful and EXACTLY what I need to address this issue I have which, you describe in this video perfectly.
I now have a better understanding of what is happening internally and what to do to move toward better alignment and relief.
This feels like a game changer for me!
Thank you, thank you!
I've had muscle stiffness on my right side for 2 years, just after having a bout of covid, Doctors call it long covid 🙄 you've helped me more than anyone
I’ve been looking for this info for ten years! Thank you!
Cant help but feel so grateful that you are providing this amazing information for free.
Your helping alot of people thank you 🙏
Well said only those who experience these issues understand..many give solutions but only few can help..good luck to all
After every run my right flexor always aches for the whole day so this was a very interesting video thanks!
Excellent video. I’m a dancer (used to be I should say) and once I stopped dancing, the body just fell apart in so many different ways. The muscles no longer held the joints the same way, it affected the way I moved and carried myself and among other things, that pesky snapping hip or dancer’s hip has prevented me from doing lower ab work like leg raises for a decade. It’s just so uncomfortable. And because I’m hyper aware of my body and its placement, the rotating you’re describing is so on point. Whenever I strain these muscles I feel it up the back of the leg, through my groin and over the front of my hip. I’ve figured out how to work on this through my own trial and error because you’re right - the regular advice doesn’t exactly work in these situations. Your video validated what I’ve known all along from my own experiences and process.
Suffering from this AND tightened QL on right side. Pain is unbearable even after two months of physical therapy. Born with pelvic tilt. Pain and limited movement only manifested two years ago at age 51. Searching for alternative exercises.
Thanks for your informative video.
Get medical massage.
Always appreciate your work! I always immediately find your instructions relevant in my practice the next day.
Great explanation that sounds right to me. I'll keep on with the exercises. I experience relief from stretching into the groin area on the left. I get relief with the classic one-foot kneeling and stretching into the hip. I think yours will help me retrain but with my wooden floor I tend to push myself away from the wall. I do think you're onto it though!
I get some real benefit from intentionally being carefree with the relevant leg, the left, and not protecting it, trusting in walking freely. Leg pain is better and often it goes away for a month or more.
I do believe this is my answer which neither my doctor nor physiotherapist could identify Thank you!
Glad I found you. I think this plays a huge part of why I have flat back syndrome - tight muscles pulling the curve out of my lumbar spine.
You sure. Tight hip flexors cause excessive lordosis. Tight hamstrings and weak elongated hip flexors will cause a flat lumbar spine. Overstretched hamstings and short hanstrings will pull the glutes and hamstrings down and that will give you a flat back with swayback posture. It's very similar and easy to confuse. I have tight hip flexor on the left (anterior tilt and the posterior on the right side).
I'm lost in all of it too lol
Thanks, will try this. Been limping for 4 years now. Left side of hip. Weak buttocks and a very large anterior pelvic tilt
Same who are you going to for this ?
@@xtrasportsplays90 No one, except for some physical therapy. Trying everything I see on RUclips asa remedy.. Hope you do ok.
Finally! At least, I think so. I just got to the point where you finished explaining if it's on the left side and how that would make the right side go back. I have the exact opposite problem. Right side is forward, left side is trying to sneak around behind me and it's been like this most of my life, except in the odd (as in not usual) non-stressful moments.
interesting; me too. Are you left handed?
It is also caused by a misalignment of bones in the pelvis. This create a lack of proper movement. If you are in pain and people tell you that they can’t find anything wrong, find a HESCH practitioner. We are the only ones that treat and realign the pelvis. It’s a one time treatment. I often do treat a tight posts too. Very good video for the muscle tightness!
What you just did in the beginning is my problem for years and it's also the bowling action in cricket and batting stance as well.
Thanks, you helped me for the third time now. You are a real life saver
These are exactly 100% my symptoms. You could describe them better then I could to my doctor!
My problem has always been on the right side and a recent acl rupture + reconstrunstruction surgery on the right knee made it soo much worst😢
I have a question: is the spine being tilted to the right due to being right handed?
I am 100% sure I have the left tight psoas symptoms but on the right and I am left handed. My pelvis has more anterior pelvic tilt on the right, the arch of my lower back is more pronounced on the right, my lower back tends to point left, my right leg tends to rotate outward.
Awesome dude.
You’re posting videos exactly about my problems… i think it can’t be a coincidence…, there should be some Common factors that are causing people worldwide to suffer from this
Nailed it 🧠💪🏼
There is yes, driving a car.
@@clarkey1977 yup :0
It's my right side. For over 10 years. The more I walk, the worse it gets. And I've had a lot of therapy. It started after a car accident
Exactly like me! I was stopped at a light and the car behind me was going very fast and didn’t stop. My right foot was on the break, and my right hip has given me problems ever since. I’m going to try these exercises.
My PT had me do this the other day.
Hi, Conor! Thank you for the immense help so far! Do you have any advice on how to sleep when one hip is more forward than the other, because of tight psoas? Sometimes, immediately after I wake up I have the pain in the psoas..
Such a good video and so well explained. Thank you!
This is now the second time I have had a tight right psosas. No one could figure it out, chiropractor, physiotherapist… it wasn’t until my massage therapist posted something about this muscle that it literally clicked in my head. She started incorporating a stretch during my treatments and it finally helped! It’s now acting up again, starting with my right foot feeling like over pronation, and it’s knee and lower back/groin pain. 😢
That means you didn’t address the source of what’s causing your overactive PSOSAS
I just started doing taekwondo and I had to do splits in my 3rd class, It was so painful and I got many injuries in the posas when I was little. I hope this video will help me get through this.
Thank you so much for your video I believe this is where my pain has been for years now. I can’t wait to try this! 🙏🏻♥️✨
The movements here are so subtle, it would be helpful to viewers if the helper on the floor would repeat the movements several times, or tell us how many times we should engage in each exercise for each side.
thank you I have this on my right Psoas, from my acl skateboarding accident, my hip was sticking out on my back for over 10 years..its almost in place now, but it is hard to get back into place.
It seems like I perfectly fit the description of the Left AIC pattern and thise exercises definitely hit some really obvious weaknesses, but my right side is the one that feels like my muscle has been replaced with an actual dagger.
Same!
I'm quite sure the reason that at age 50 I'm having (muscular?) hip pain on my *right* side, is because that's the leg that's been operating the pedals when I drive a car, which I've been doing just about daily for 30 years. These days I make a point of using cruise control at every safe opportunity; unfortunately not an option in stop-and-go traffic, or on city streets.
@@victorycall oh, that's interesting. I was actually thinking that for quite some time that my twisted mess had something to do with the way that I used to sit in the car and I used to drive for long hours, too.
I was born death in one ear, my right ear, I tend to turn to the right more as a result to hear people on that side, and I have a weakness in my left hip area, I imagine this fits with this suggestion for solution on left side tightness
idk how youtube knew i needed this but i did
Without even watching yet I bet if everyone tested their dorsi flexion of their ankles comparing it and focused downstream that would be a great start to the imbalances in the hips.
Fantastic as usual. Thanks so so much!
how do our bodies get so jacked up like this? is it all the sitting? lack of foundational movements?
Was sitting for me 😭😭
@@birdgang4lyfe same here. Sitting destroyed my body, caused me to be in left aic right bc pattern for the past 6 years, i feel so much better since then but i am not 100% just yet. Still optimistic that i will be neutral one day
Sitting, definitely.
Wow. You are an excellent teacher!
Amazing
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Most of my pain is on my right side, inside right knee, less external rotation of femur, lower back, deep glut pain, shoulder and neck pain
I have scoliosis and my spine curves right, I collapse to the left.
Just been diagnosed with EDS
So up until now I did a lot of stretching
Now I need to learn how to move properly
So I’m going to follow you maybe you can help
Thank you so much ❤
Check out lady Jeannie De Bonn she's EDS specialised. Also look into clinical somatics with regards to pandiculation instead of stretching 🙏
The bridge exercise is balanced and works very well.
some anatomy animation for the exercises would be nice. its quite a complex que with no movement to show the right tension of muscles. great vid tho!
My jurney of finding good exercises for my stiffness that actually works end now🎉 wow!! Thank you !!!
This hit my pain symptoms right on! Man I'm glad I found you!!!
How are you providing so many information for free ❤️❤️
This totally relieved my pain!! Thank you❤❤
Excellent video, Exercise #3 making wonders for my right psoas.
You are always a most valuable resource to help my issues. Thank you!!! ❤️😇
I think you may have saved me. I’ve been in pain for 12 yr. Since giving birth. Did have pelvic floor drop and several rounds of PT. But kept telling MD. Something is still wrong. Been hurting daily.
I sleep with a shaped pillow between my knees which helps to stop crossing my feet and my hip level when sleeping on my side.
Has anyone considered that it might be stress related? The body being locked in fight or flight mode?
The people are not ready to understand this statement... But yes. It's always stress related.. exclude people who are athletic or who have had external injuries.. Everyone else left seems to think it's a disease, condition brought on by nothing.
Yes, the pri institute which is one of the schools of thought represented in this video does take that into account
Just loved this, Amy❤
Is this modern physiotherapy? Because my experience with physios going back 40 years was that they had little concept of asymmetry. I really like your approach to fixing bodies.
I was specifically skimming through your videos for the last hour to find what this feeling was 😂 I noticed discomfort when doing the butterfly or any hip hung movements in the gym on my right side only. I just subscribed thank you!😊 you’re doing Gods work! Would you recommend working on all of these things before really working on exercise just as a foundation? Or can you do both at the same time?
Bro did it worked for you?
Thank you so much for this video it’s exactly what’s happening to me but it was hard for me to understand on my own.. 🙏 now I have I better understanding of the mechanics and can apply these corrective exercises..
Omg I've waited for this info I have it on right side I've tried to get help but basically was told I have 3 types of scolosis but it shouldn't be bothering me and they sent me on my way. I used to be very active and now have pinched nerves in every joint on right side.
My low back pops when I rotate my spine to the left, my left hip pops when I internally rotate my left leg, and my groin pops when I push in with my inner hamstrings. Literally all the boxes check
Hi from UK just needed this video tks x
This program "in theory" is great. Extremely complicated, time consuming, and expensive- if you work with a PT trained in this protocol. Most people will never understand this program and will not be able to do this on their own.
Well thank goodness so many are getting relief from this PT guided excercise!! Bravo and thank you ❤
What I have found that bicycling makes that problem go bigger as U will position your trunk or upperbody in the sadle like that and make that twist a lot stronger.😅 I would say streching is the first step and these videos movements after that. Otherwise u cant get the full motion in these exersices and fight agains your muscles... I got it from leg injury when securing the leg by over using it in the air and under using it in the floor contact. The hurdles strech is the key and consentrating on the bend leg.
appreciate your content !! i want to buy your body restoration program, but have some questions about:
1) what implements do i need at home ? boxes of different heights, balls, ropes, elastic bands, etc? i make the question for not to submit and then cannot make the exercises bc i dont have the implements you need
2) i think you have spotted my problem, i run triathlons and i have: right flat feet - right femoropatellar dysfunction - right hip isues (gluteus med-min tendinopathy). would your program be beneficial especifically for me or is ir just general conditioning ?
fantastic job, thanks in advance !!
good question
or perhaps is it better the lower limb foundations program ?
Hi Felipe, good to hear! All you need is a foam roller, maybe a small yoga ball but a pillow could suffice. Everything else will be stuff you have at home.
As for your second question, I can’t responsibly make guarantees for what this program will fix. That would be unethical of me. But I can tell you that this program has helped people see progress with similar issues.
great !! i will submit, thanks for your answer and your work !!
I have left bended scoliosis and tight right sided psoas. Also, I have right sided hip internal rotation which is opposite of what you say. My situation is functional scoliosis. Root cause of my functional scoliosis is internal rotation of right hip. So, internal rotation and tightness of the psoas should be on the same side
TY, mine happened after hip replacement
Great conversation 💎
Perfect!! Exactly what I needed to do. Can't believe I made it thru all 15. And you would be welcome if you sing.
The exercise for the right hip should only be done on the right side right? I cause my tight right hip flexor because of training for a marathon I try doing activation exercises before every run for activating my glutes but still been struggling the last week, i found some nice excercise ideas and stretches for both sides that have been helping but always heard you should do it on both.
Great video and it makes sense! 🙏
Thank you for the amazing info
Great video! I've been trying to figure out what I have, it's hard to explain, but I think it's psoas issues, where it attaches to the spine on my lower back? Is there any stretch for that?
I wonder if this is what I have in my left side. I have a driving job so I'm always jumping in and out of a box truck. I have this weird tension feeling like in my rib / lower back. And if I do a squad I can feel tension in my upper thigh / hip. Not in any pain. I really only feel it when sitting down. And definitely after an ab workout