TIGHT HIP FLEXORS CAN CAUSE HEADACHES

TIGHT HIP FLEXORS CAN GIVE YOU A HEADACHE Can tight hip flexor muscles cause a headache? Certainly, tight myofascial tissue in one region of the body can cause pain and/or dysfunction locally, but it can also cause pain and dysfunction elsewhere in the body. There are many ways that a problem in one region of the body can affect another distant region of the body, including myofascial meridian lines of tension and myofascial trigger point referral. But another way is through mechanical kinematic chains of myofascial pulls that result in postural distortion compensation patterns. So, with this in mind, let’s examine the kinematic chain of elements that can lead from tight hip flexor musculature to headaches. So, here is how it is happening: ➡️ Tight hip flexor musculature causes excessive anterior tilt of the pelvis, ➡️ which causes hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine, ➡️ which causes hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine, ➡️ which causes hypolordosis of the lower to middle cervical spine with hyperlordosis (hyperextension) of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint, ➡️ which causes forward head carriage, ➡️ which causes tight posterior neck muscles, ➡️ which causes a headache. ✔️ CONCLUSION Stretching the Hip flexors is vital