Many of you are unaccustomed to putting objects in your abdomen area. And I wanted to give you a little bit more information that will help support you on what to do and what not to do with the Hip Hook.
Your abdominal organs are strood, in this area. And many people are cautious or afraid of putting pressure on them. And in the development of this product, I consulted general surgeons, gastroenterologists and many other practitioners to really determine if there were any risks associated with putting pressure here. And many of them explained to me in surgery or even in manipulation of these organs, they move, they're super slippery. When you put pressure on the abdomen, it actually shifts them out of place. So the worry around whether I'm going to harm an organ, or put pressure on the organ is really unfounded concern.
Second, when we're placing the hip hook right next to the bone, so here's our pelvic bone. And really all that's here is muscle. If there was a section of the large intestine that happened to be close to that area, which is unlikely. As soon as you put pressure here, it would slip out of the way.
When you're placing the hip hook, there are a couple things that you might notice as sensations that may give you some alarm, and there's a couple things that you want to pay attention to.
One is nerves, and one is blood vessels. If you put pressure on a nerve, you will feel a numbing sensation, it might be in the area where you're pressing or could be down in front of your thigh. If you experienced that, simply move the hip hook out of the way, having a nerve being pressed on for a short period of time is not going to harm a nerve, it happens all the time in everyday life. Second, if you put pressure on a blood vessel, you may feel like your leg is falling asleep, or you might feel a throbbing sensation. If you notice that, move the hip hook, it could be as much as just moving it a millimeter to get off of that nerve or blood vessel.
There's a certain part of our abdomen where there are a lot more nerves and blood vessels that you might encounter. So if you do end up exploring this area, you may want to really tune in to what your body is experiencing.
Where is this area. When you go to bend your hip, and you have this crease here, it's a diagonal crease. This is that same area where a lot of those nerves and blood vessels are located. So if you're placing the hip hook lower down into this area, that's where you're going to have to be a little bit more cautious.
If you keep the hip hook a bit higher closer to the bone, you will remain clear from most of the nerves and blood vessels. However there is the femoral nerve that is close to the iliacus. And again, if you end up putting pressure on that and you feel that numbness, just move the hip hook a smidge!
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While there are many users of the Hip Hook who have been successful and experienced positive results, it is recommended that you please consult with your healthcare practitioner before using this muscle release tool to assess your particular situation.