Hip pain is one of the most common—and most misunderstood—issues we treat at Minnesota Movement. In today’s sit-more, move-less culture, hip dysfunction isn’t about age or mileage alone. It’s about imbalance, compensation, and poor load management over time.
Whether it’s your tight hip flexors, ‘weak glutes’, or years of compensation or imbalance - simply stretching alone won’t fix that. Rest won’t either. You need a plan.
Read MoreGood news is that you've only had 3 days to screw up writing down '2023' instead of '2024.'
That said, you've also had three days to already screw up your New Year's Resolutions. How's that a for a slap in the face eh?!
Want to eat better? Workout? Maybe combine the two to lose a few pounds?
Or maybe you want to read 24 books in 2024.
Or quit smoking/drinking/etc.
Or maybe you want to rekindle old relationships and foster better, new ones.
If previous failed attempts of Resolutions has given us anything to learn from we have to ask the big glaring question - how do we formulate a new habit?
None of us are impervious to injury. Not a single one.
Life happens.
For some, it’s because we allowed ourselves to be de-conditioned or on the flip side over-worked something.
For others, it’s an out-of-the-wild-blue-yonder kind of injury. One we didn’t see coming and perhaps couldn’t stop from happening even if we tried.
Regardless of how it came to be - an injury or issue can royally mess with your psyche of identity. Who you are at your core. The social relationships, interactions, and overall lifestyle that are important to you. All of it gets altered and we lose our sense of control.
That’s a scary place.
Smart people in the realm of Pain Science Literature call this the BioPsychoSocial Approach.
Let’s use the case of someone who herniated a lumbar disc for sake of example to explain how this approach can be defined.
Read MoreEver pulled your groin so badly it hurt to walk? Have hip tightness that makes it difficult to do the things you love?
Adductor strains occur mainly due to cutting and pivoting movements in sports like hockey and football. Many people think that the strain or pull comes from lacking flexibility, but it is heavily due to the opposite! Strength (or lack thereof) is often the issue!
Read MoreWhat is an athlete? This may be an easy question for some people to answer. It could mean somebody who plays sports. It could be someone who excels at a certain sport or is great at multiple different sports. For me, it is a bit of a loaded question. I personally define an athlete as a person who has risen to the top of their respective field. And that field could be their sport, profession, or hobby.
Read MoreWe hear this all the time! And from both sides - those who ‘believe’ and those who don’t!
First of all, Chiropractic isn’t a religion or a faith - it’s not based off of a ‘belief’ system. Rather, the profession is described as a ‘science and an art.’ A form of medicine that is drug free and non-invasive for common musculoskeletal issues like joint pain, headaches, and overall discomfort that everyone experiences at some point in their life.
With that being said I’d rather have you understand Chiropractic compared to "‘believe in it.’
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