Pelvic Floor Pain & Tight Hip Flexors

Pelvic pain can develop for many reasons. Typically, there is some sort of connection with muscle tension that irritates and tightens the muscles of the pelvic floor themselves or even the nerves that go through those muscles.
If you look at this model, you can see that there's a couple of muscles that are highlighted here - the psoas and the iliacus muscles. You can see how the iliacus really goes right to the inside surface of the pelvis. There are also many other muscles that create the pelvic bowl of your pelvic floor.
When one of these muscles, like the iliacus, gets irritated it can create almost a tug-of-war phenomenon to happen. When you have muscle tension in one place, it's going to create muscle tension in other places because those muscles are going to be trying to create “balance” on either side of the body.
So in this example, if you have tension in your iliacus or your psoas muscle, the muscles on the back side of the hips will play tug-of-war and tighten up too. This can include the piriformis and the other deeper hip rotator muscles, such as the obturator internus/externus, gemellus inferior/superior, and the quadratus femoris muscles.
These muscles are super close and are intimately connected to your pelvic floor and they are very commonly tight together. Releasing tension in these muscles and getting the pelvis into better alignment can help issues with the pelvic floor improve over time, and reduce pelvic pain.
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The Hip Hook is the world’s only muscle release tool designed specifically for psoas release and iliacus release (your body’s main hip flexors). Using the Hip Hook just a few minutes a day can provide long-term pain relief to your hips, knees, and lower back.
If tightness in your hip flexors is at the root cause of your pain, the Hip Hook might just be the solution you’ve been looking for. Discover this for yourself in the book “Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain” by Christine Koth, MPT.
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While there are many users of the Hip Hook with pelvic floor pain who have been successful and experienced positive results, it is recommended that you please consult with your healthcare practitioner before using this muscle release tool to assess your particular situation.

[@BrandonMarketing]

This is KZbin at it best. People helping people live pain-free lives. Thank you sharing your knowledge and compassion. I've long had super-tight hip flexor muscles, as explained in this video. It eventually led to a tight pelvic floor in general, with all of the awful pain that comes along with that. If you have any kind of pain in the pelvic region (including the perianal area), or in the lower back, this type of stretching should be part of your daily routine.

[@AlethaHealth]

Thank you so much for your support!

[@kittenheels1958]

I hope you get a humanitarian award for discovery of this phenomenon 🏆🏆🥇🏆🏆thank you.

[@ginoasci2876]

i’ll second that

[@thesultriestdort]

God bless you

[@Cognitoman]

Your amazing... thanks for free information. You’re an angel

[@AlethaHealth]

You're welcome!

[@Cognitoman]

@@AlethaHealth I also notice when I’m laying down and take my leg and pivot it out like I’m trying to stretch my groin by laying my outer thigh flat against the ground like you would when you sit cross legged I get a pop sound. Does that sound like psoas Or iliacus muscle? Sorry to keep bothering you lol

[@AlethaHealth]

@@Cognitoman yes, a tight iliacus and psoas attach right in that region where you are probably feeling the pop (inside of the hip/groin). If they are tight and not lengthening well as you move your hip in that range of motion, the tense muscle "snaps" over the bone and that create the pop feeling. Using the Hip Hook can help reduce and eliminate this because the releasing of the muscles will let them move better through that range of motion and glide over the joints/bones better.

[@bangmet4500]

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[@maniyang4988]

For someone with Hyperactive Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, would you suggest using this everyday? Are there other tools you would use in conjunction with this, like the pso-rite release tool or the therawand?

[@AlethaHealth]

The Hip Hook is designed to be able to address both the psoas & iliacus muscles, so there may not be a need for other hip flexor release tools that release only the psoas. The iliacus is a muscle that lines the inside surface of the pelvic bowl and blends with the pelvic floor muscles. This close relationship may suggest that a tight iliacus can be contributing to some pelvic floor tightness and dysfunction. Other tools, such as a Therawand, that address tightness and tension that are being held in other areas of the body could be a great supplement to use alongside your Hip Hook. It would be great for you to also check in with your pelvic floor physical therapist and/or other healthcare practitioner that you see for these issues to get their thoughts, as they have assessed your body and may be able to provide more specific feedback.

[@awakemind84]

What's the name of the muscle you release ?

[@AlethaHealth]

The iliacus and the psoas

[@NT312]

Really bad audio. Thanks just the same

[@wheres_bears1378]

Do tight hip flexors cause premature ejaculation?

[@AlethaHealth]

Tight hip flexors can affect the muscular function and nerve signaling for all of the functions in the pelvic region, including the urinary and reproductive systems.