When it comes to your hip flexors, you're likely focused (or, obsessed, in our case) on stretching them. However, with this critical muscle group, there's a key element you're probably neglecting: ...

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 ...

When we talk about treating the aches and pains associated with desk work, the conversation tends to focus on our backs. And—while yes, all that slumping can certainly leave the areas around your ...

Stiff, achy hips got you down? We’ve been there. Whether you’ve just come back from a running break, are tackling new ...

Study design: Prospective analysis of relationships. Objectives: (1) To quantify the relationship between individual lower extremity muscle strength and functional walking measures and (2) to ...

Recent research highlights the critical importance of hip mobility in maintaining overall physical health and performance. As a central point of movement, the hips play an essential role in daily ...

1. Lie on your stomach and place your hands directly under your shoulders with your palms flat on the floor. 2. Press up, ...

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 ...

Late direct repair of a lacerated flexor tendon is a tendon repair performed 3 weeks after injury. When direct repair is performed late, contraction of the musculotendonous unit makes it difficult to ...

Sit down a lot? ‘The chances are that your iliacus, a hip flexor, has shortened to accommodate a seated position,’ says Katy Bowman, author of Move Your DNA. This limits your leg’s ability to swing ...