New research into hip pain can provide you with more options for supporting clients in that region.
Massage therapists and bodyworkers can incorporate nerve mobilization methods with massage and other manual therapy techniques to help resolve common soft-tissue conditions like carpal tunnel, thoracic outlet syndrome, hip pain, and more.
The beauty of applying the hill and valley approach to palpation of the hip flexor musculature is that the hip flexor muscles form an alternating contour of hill, valley, hill, valley, etc.
Consider the bones, musculofascial tissues, and possible restrictions when a client presents with low-back pain.
The piriformis is functionally important as a lateral rotator at the hip joint and for its role in stabilizing the sacroiliac joint. It's important in so many ways...let's explore!
Simple technique can be very effective. Simply changing the angle of entry and the direction of pressure improved one client's mobility greatly.
