
Whether you’re a runner, triathlete, powerlifter, footballer, or general gym-goer, working on your hip mobility will help to improve performance and safeguard you against injury.

Sitting on and getting up from lower surfaces, such as a couch or toilet seat, can cause hip pain or be more difficult if you have limitations in your hip mobility. Your hips are the center of movement for your body, so the healthier and less restricted your hips become, the more potential your body has for strength, power, and athleticism. Maintaining appropriate hip mobility is important for proper form when completing squatting exercises, but limitations in hip mobility can also impact your day- to-day life. This can not only lead to a higher risk of injury, but can impact your ability to perform exercises like the squat and lunge. Hip distraction mobilizations are indicated for pain and any hypomobility at the hip joint, as in the case when pain is reported by the patient before tissue. Not only can tight hips be uncomfortable, they can also affect other parts of your body like the glutes, core and lower back. 'Hip flexibility is defined as length through range of motion while mobility points to more targeted strength and control of the muscle as it completes a movement pattern,' Corgel explains. When joint mobility restrictions limiting hip motions are discovered, an appropriate intervention to address these limitations is joint mobilization of the.


Sitting for long periods of time can cause the hips and surrounding muscles to become tight from being held in a shortened position. Do you spend large parts of your day sitting down at work, in your car or on your couch? The most likely answer is yes, with the majority of us often finding ourselves in a seated position for lengthy periods.
