Hip Pain in Yoga
A few years ago, I thought tight hips were limiting me from certain movements, so I chose Vinyasa yoga to increase my flexibility. What I didn’t realize then was that most yoga classes require external rotation of the hip, such as…
How I Generated a Degenerated Hip: Awareness and Consequence – Hip Surgery Part 2
When did I first feel the real pain? A big part of my yoga practice were my “dessert” poses. After I had warmed up with dozens of poses that you might find in most yoga asana books, I would finish my…
Sartorius: The “Cinderella” Hip Flexor
While it may sound like an astrological star sign, the sartorius actually the longest muscle in your body, stretching from the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) to the medial knee. Named from the Latin sartor ‘tailor’, (commonly thought to have attained…