Hip Flexor Tightness and Low Back Pain

Hip flexor tightness and anterior pelvic tilt are often thought to cause low back pain. But what does the research say about this relationship? This video discusses the relationship between hip flexor muscle tightness and low back pain.

Show Notes:
The modified Thomas test is not a valid measure of hip extension unless pelvic tilt is controlled. Andrew Vigotsky et al. https://peerj.com/articles/2325/

Tightness of hamstring and psoas major muscles. Anna-Lisa Hellsing. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

A comparison of muscular tightness in runners and non runners and the relation of muscular tightness to low back pain in runners. Delanie Bach et al. https://www.jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519...

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