Releasing Iliacus

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4 жыл бұрын

Hip issues? Back pain? Knee problems? You need to release your iliacus muscle. The iliacus is the "ilio" portion of the iliopsoas. It works with the psoas to create hip flexion. It pulls your pelvis forward in a tilt. When it is stuck in tension, it locks the pelvis and affects the low back, the hamstrings, all the hip flexors, the glutes, and puts undue strain on the knee, contributing to knee pain and dysfunction. It can keep you stuck in back pain and limit the mobility of your hips. In this video I teach you about the iliacus, where it lives, what it does, and two ways to release it yourself so you feel more freedom in your whole body.
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@WestGolf164 2 жыл бұрын

I've had mild but chronic low back pain for a long time and I've been working on releasing my psoas, QL, piriformis, lats, glutes, glute med, you name it and I've ruled those out as the cause. I learned to just deal with the pain, but I stumbled across this video and gave it a shot. After a couple minutes I stood up and felt a couple pops in my low back and the pain isn't there any more. Thank you for this!

@teresitavega8392 2 жыл бұрын

You Have NO IDEA How Much Pain You Have Just Helped Me RELEASE! i have been SUFFERING FOR OVER 15YEARS WITH BACK PAIN! You are AN ANGEL SENT FROM HEAVEN...!!!!!!!! THANK YOU...

@philmacprm 2 жыл бұрын

I think this saved my life. How did I not know about this before? I will do this everyday, forever. Thank you.

@barbaracallenmohr783 7 ай бұрын

I have had S.I. issues for 5 years. Even after doing all the stretching exercises that my P.T. gave me I still had a tight groin. I did this illiacus release, and the pain is gone! I can't believe it!! Thank you so much for this. I am going to incorporate it into my daily routine! ❤

@retiredmenace 16 күн бұрын

Funny enough I have been dealing with a SEVERE pinch on my hip/ lower back, I did this exact release method a few days ago, it was extremely tender but I got out whatever was there, Immediately saw results. The algorithm must have heard me talking about it 😂

@CatMatlock 16 күн бұрын

I guess sometimes it serves us when they listen 😂. This release is so essential and I"m glad you found it useful. Best wishes!

@johnvandehey7002 Ай бұрын

I'm 79 Cat, Had severe back pain across the back right to left side, and down my left leg to the knee for years. You've nailed it girl. It WAS the iliacus. Wonderful. No chiropractor, massage therapist or acupuncturist ever found it. You're my saviour lady. How did I find you? A simple Google search.

@CatMatlock 29 күн бұрын

Hooray! Pain free living is where it's at. Enjoy!

@user-yup-you-are-human2 9 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@IIIRorschachIII 13 күн бұрын

I'm a stage 4 lung & liver cancer survivor & I'm always in chronic bone& nerve pain everywhere all the time. This helped in this area, thank you!

@frankieaglio4674 7 күн бұрын

What?! I can’t believe this actually worked. Low back pain reduced significantly so quickly. And after 13 years of pain this is the easiest and fastest thing that almost eliminated the pain of bending and twisting. Thank you so much!

@CatMatlock 6 күн бұрын

So happy to hear this! You’re welcome

@Pitalu-9 9 ай бұрын

God please bless her with millions of subscribers! 🙏🕊️🌷🤗

@CatMatlock 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@wildriverbass Жыл бұрын

Love that version, thanks Cat!

@mshalady 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank u so much, best video on iliacus pain!

@karinvastola3735 2 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed thanks for explaining these muscles in a way that makes total sense and is a great help for pain release

@darklurker33 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping me release that. Defiantly helped w my hip and back pain

@rmusic2688 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best video on the iliacus I have ever seen. Thank you!! :)

@platogenova9573 2 жыл бұрын

Tremendously helpful. Thank you

@emmmiloveyou 4 жыл бұрын

I feel so much better and now have one more tool to help heal my body! much love and gratitude Cat. your videos are awesome!

@paigehuffman Жыл бұрын

Wow…hits the spot! It was unpleasant but feels so much better now! Great instructions! Thank you!

@JoeBanjo88 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Cat! I had a back injury and I could feel it in the iliacus...BIG spasm! Released nicely

@aneegashfaq3697 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!!! I have been trying to fix this problem and I just released my ilacus!!! Thank you!!!

@cassandradortch4196 Ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥 Thanks so much for sharing... 2 yrs in pain and this trchnique helped alot!

@Loveandlight123 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Much relief.

@crazeedogs 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure I did this correctly and it was quite painful but it sure helped relieve some bad leg, back and knee pain. I hope I can get better and better at finding this- thank you for this video. Subscribed and saved!

@onetruecalling Жыл бұрын

Nice and simple technique.

@360luv4allivingthings Жыл бұрын

omg I am so glad I found this thank u

@goldie5788 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God!! You're amazing

@markhanington5808 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. Incredible. Can't thank you enough.

@CatMatlock 11 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@TheRetrospective Жыл бұрын

Great technique, thanks for sharing! ❤

@CatMatlock 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@maxflinter6896 Жыл бұрын

Awesome advice! I usually release my Iliacus with the hip hook but will try your technique.

@samgaffamcgaffin Жыл бұрын

Honestly I only just figured out what muscle was causing my problems and I can’t wait to see results

@annacbrown1986 4 ай бұрын

Girl!! My husband was in so much lower back pain and we tried everything..looks like this was the missing link..he instantly felt better

@CatMatlock 4 ай бұрын

How wonderful! Look into psoas also, they go together! Cheers 🙌🏼

@أسرةومجتمع 2 жыл бұрын

amazing video

@davidgaribov7998 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@patriciaosayimwen3354 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you .

@jeffreylucas3421 Жыл бұрын

Perfect you have located the exact spot I have been working on these unhappy muscles. I don't think I am pregnant. Not my pelvis but down by my groin... I have been working the area with lying on a hard baseball and rolling over it... some days I can feel a release and others not so much.

@sueadey2358 2 жыл бұрын

You are my hero. Thank you. I take 104 prescribed tablets a day as I have so much wrong with me from beatings. I now self medicate to between 20/30 a day and have stopped taking the oramorph. I now take little fifteen min walks after being stuck in bed unable to walk since December. I am sharing this everywhere I can. Thank you so so much. Much love sue xx UK

@carolin3844 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@vallang4832 Ай бұрын

It took me a few moments to get the correct spot. But when I did I felt a wonderful release go from my right side to my left side in my lower back. And I am not in pain no more. OMG. I am so glad I found you. Thank you thank you.

@CatMatlock Ай бұрын

YES! How wonderful! Yes. Trigger point release really requires the correct angle so it takes a little fishing around in the beginning. But then once you get it ... WOOHOO! That pain may stay away. But if it doesn't, release it a little bit every day or two for a while until that spot tones down. Best wishes

@googoo554 9 ай бұрын

Oh gosh! I think this may be what im looking for! After 11 years of treatment this is the first time ive heard this. You are a treasure, much gratitude and love

@CatMatlock 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome! The iliacus release is a huge shift for so many people. Happy to support you feeling your best!

@saramahood3219 2 ай бұрын

It didn’t do nothing for my sciatic nerve pain in my lower back and leg 🤷🏼‍♂️

@tobeapearl 5 ай бұрын

I went to doctors for 6 years trying to get someone to help me live a better quality of life with scoliosis. It’s wild to be that here I sit having more faith in what’s she’s about to show me than I ever will another doctor. Not one ever mentioned this muscle.

@CatMatlock 5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately doctors are not well trained in muscular issues and pain, trigger points, and tensional systems. When you look through that new lens, it opens up a whole new world and potential for relief and pain-free living. Best wishes!

@tobeapearl 4 ай бұрын

@@CatMatlock unfortunately their not trained well I. Anything that regards actual healing. They are drug dealers, that is it, that is all.

@paramedictoo 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I've been a nurse/paramedic for years and you certainly taught an old dog a new trick! Following a spinal cord injury I spent months in a recliner recovering and have really jacked up my iliopsoas area. After watching your excellent video I realize I have been overly aggressive with my rehab attempts and I have developed lower- crossed syndrome. I was able to release my ilacus using your technique and now I can start strengthening core. I can't thank you enough!

@gutygortega 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your I was finally able to sleep several hours at a time, I would only be able to sleep for less than an hour at a time and I would be awake for several hours trying to stretch and find a “spot” that I could feel comfort only to be able to sleep for minutes. So grateful to the LORD first and foremost for finding your video and then grateful for your willingness to teach us this technique! Blessings to you!!🙌🏼🙏🏼

@MeMo-fo4kc Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much , this video changes my life and finished 4 years of pain

@purpleplant9515 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@laurafreemanuk Жыл бұрын

Amazing thanks so much

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Pessia88 2 жыл бұрын

Great!

@emiliabre 5 ай бұрын

This exercise is easy for those with defines muscles I have fat on my belly difficult to find the muscle.

@luke2632 19 күн бұрын

Is there anyone out there that can help?

@SarelleSirius 10 ай бұрын

I started heavily working out lately and this muscle randomly got so sore, thanks for this!

@CatMatlock 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@socloseagain4298 10 ай бұрын

Did you manage to alleviate the pain there? I've the same issue.. 😞

@bikesavvy3654 10 ай бұрын

Thanks

@CatMatlock 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@michelemurphy3541 8 ай бұрын

I am on week 6 of cancelled Pilates classes because I slipped and fell in my parent’s kitchen and slammed both feet completely off floor, onto my left hip *I thought I broke hip I hit so hard. I have been stretching, doing hot and cold in shower, over the counter anti inflammatory medication. Lots of water and just trying not to overdo it or bend down to pick stuff off the ground. It is a super long journey and frustrating. Can’t wait to implement this stretch! Thank you!

@CatMatlock 8 ай бұрын

This will help. Also make sure you keep gently loving. Don’t stop moving! So important. Best wishes

@kantnergirl08 Жыл бұрын

This seems to have really helped me. After some stressful and fearful emotions (never had before) I had to stop running and still can’t :(((( but I feel I like I’m on a journey to renourish my body and mind. Running is harsh on body but I now believe it was my mind trying to cover up trauma as well . I will try your other videos too. In the last 6 months I’ve had hip, lower back and piriformis pain and I’m only 36. I also had some emotions that hit me for some reason! Again thanks for showing this. It’s my first time trying it and I do believe it helped. My fear and emotions have come out in my body because I always ignore them causing tight muscles I believe. I hope one day I can run again

@ninaesparza1822 3 ай бұрын

Did this fully heal you? I’m a runner and my pelvis hurts very bad but I don’t want to stop running, what should I do?

@User_ML907 9 ай бұрын

Subscribed

@MonkDowns 2 ай бұрын

This was good! Best video on iliac crest issues. Anatomically explained well as to where the muscle originates and inserts. My pain is more towards the back of the crest where it connects to the muscle of the upper buttock. Thanks for sharing.

@CatMatlock 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome. Make sure you attend to the quadratus lumborum as it matches your pain pattern. Here's that video.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtOKf7xjzNmtYok.htmlsi=E2OqUXRkBtOrry8r

@MonkDowns 2 ай бұрын

@@CatMatlock OOOOOh so that's what they call that muscle complex? It seems to connect in the front along the groin.it aches and spasms along the iliac crest and that QL you speak of. Sometimes I get spasms along that Iliac Crest muscle but not where you had your thumbs, but on the upper outside ridge of the Iliac crest? What muscle is that? Thanks for your help!!!

@CatMatlock 2 ай бұрын

@@MonkDowns that’s either a pain referral from Quadratus Lumborum or it’s from the gluteus medius… I’ll link video below

@CatMatlock 2 ай бұрын

@@MonkDowns here’s the glute med release: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJqYq9N707zOmYE.htmlsi=EBgf9EnLb41qnlWA

@carolineayers7983 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video. I have just done the release exercise and feel hopeful that this will help unravel my unhappy muscles. But what is most striking immediately after we the first session is that my abdomen feels more relaxed and diaphragmatic breathing is easier when sitting ( previously very restricted) Thank you

@CatMatlock 8 ай бұрын

Yes indeed. The iliacus pulls on all the abdominal muscles. Freeing the iliacus frees the abdominals!

@tyrone1son 5 ай бұрын

This is me.

@MacalinshataMacalinshata 9 ай бұрын

❤Tnks

@bikashbiku4354 2 ай бұрын

@friekek9683 Жыл бұрын

very intersting. I wonder what can be done to pull up the knees the way you do...my quads seem to go hard to stop me doing it when I try

@MI-mx3rh Жыл бұрын

I get wicked back pain when trying to release my psoas with the couch/wall stretch

@anthonydebay6932 4 ай бұрын

I am convinced the Iliacus has been the issue plaguing me now for 3 years. I'm a bit overweight, and having issues locating the iliacus to properly find and release it. Any advice?

@mcs5973 3 ай бұрын

How do you feel when you release it?

@mukeshchauhan5037 6 ай бұрын

Mem i loved this video great, dr told me illac creast syndrome I have weak muscle of back and L5 s1 Mem can you tell me one oil massage for muscles,

@firstcelestino 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!.. amazing.. I dont know if I did it right but I think I felt some kinda relief especially in my back. I will be practicing this exercise. Thank you so much🤗

@Brookadnb 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I wont bore you with my story but question for you....after releasing and then stretching, do we need to then strengthen the Iliacus to fix it for good ? And if so what excersises do tou recomend ? Thank you in advance

@marymondem1049 Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks alot... I did it just know....i don't know whether I did that correct or not, but I did exactly like you did with my thumbs and index finger.....felt so good .. My pain is okay now...but I'm afraid it will come back by tomorrow morning or in the evening in my office. Im suffering from low back pain and scitica, right leg buttock pain since 7-8 months. Used so many medicines still not well.. Can you please suggest or teach me what should I do to heal this in proper way... And can you please tell me how many times we should do this iliacus muscle release and at what time? Thank you so much... from India.

@mcs5973 3 ай бұрын

How am I supposed to stand to maintain my pelvis straight?

@saluoja5904 2 жыл бұрын

Was training with my ⚽️ team and felt a sudden pain or a pop while I took a shot in the iliacus It’s very painful to run now and don’t know what I should do with it

@michelleconnors1608 Жыл бұрын

I can't get my thumb in, thick bands of muscle in the way

@karencrawford93 Жыл бұрын

Would this help release a piriformis that keeps spasming/tightening?

@stephanierebillard9106 4 ай бұрын

Bonjour, je suis française et je n'arrive pas trop à traduire la vidéo, est-ce possible de m'expliquer grossièrement svp ? Je vous remercie d'avance 😊

@jessecroy2949 6 ай бұрын

Could this be causing my nerve issues in my outer leg??

@Harry00020 3 ай бұрын

A little difference between how Katherine trott taught this. She uses a special tool called hip hook, can we really access the illacus with our hands? Anyway going ro try now and see how it goes... Thanks for wonderful demonstration

@CatMatlock 3 ай бұрын

You absolutely can, if your tissue is soft enough along this edge and if your body doesn't have too much flesh around the belly. For some, that hip hook is just the tool that's needed. I did a video on how to use that well, based on my experiences with it. And for me and my body, thumbs are all I need and I can very easily access the iliacus no problem. As a matter of fact, I was able to do this one day out hiking on a trail and it saved me from limpoing the whole time! Did you find yours? Were you able to get it?

@Harry00020 3 ай бұрын

@@CatMatlock thanks for reply. I tried to follow you to release illacus, but struggled to find top point of hips and where exactly to dig in with thumbs. I will try again

@lukeshirtliff7861 2 жыл бұрын

my iliacus muscle on my right is always super tight even this does not help

@anth115 Жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock not always more to the story if it worked. BUT Sometimes theres more to the story.

@AlchemicalAudio 9 ай бұрын

Look at PRI. Postural restoration is an interesting way to look at how disfunction manifests in the body.

@maxq2012 7 ай бұрын

Will this help with a herniated disc?

@eddiego8197 Жыл бұрын

What about if you are heavy and you can't feel the illiacus because of a larger belly area?

@eddiego8197 Жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock IC Cat.

@robk9330 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm quite sure I have a tight iliacus as I also get hip clunking/popping. If I release the iliacus, should I immediately notice a difference in that hip clunking?

@estherpalenschat4356 8 ай бұрын

Great question!

@bethmarkert 7 күн бұрын

what do you mean, "it just released".. what does that feel like?

@CatMatlock 6 күн бұрын

It feels less painful. Trigger points are chronically held tension and they always have a little bath of inflammation around them, so they hurt when you press on them. When you do this, take a few deep breaths. If it doesn’t feel better, try again later in the day or the next day. You are training your body, “When I press here, you let go.” If not immediate, soon your body will “get it” and let it go, and feel better! If it’s not working, try pressing more gently a few times, just enough so that it feels important. Breathe deeply and relax your body. If you are tense, it won’t be able to release. I hope that’s helpful!

@annamay3083 Жыл бұрын

Can't figure out where it is bummer

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Did you try the side lying position? Sometimes that helps folks get it. It's later in the video... Around 7:30

@blackopsguy1780 11 ай бұрын

What if it is in the point of the pelvis

@CatMatlock 11 ай бұрын

That's a great question. I will make a video about what attaches on that point of the pelvis and what that could be. And of course trigger points from elsewhere can refer right to there. Look into quadratus lumborum. Here's how to release it. QL can refer along the outer pelvic rim, into the side of the hip, into the SI joint, and even inside the pelvis. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtOKf7xjzNmtYok.html

@rosereeder4942 Жыл бұрын

Does a tight iliacus have anything to do with the really excruciating, charlie horse muscle spasm of the inner thigh adductor? It seems like the cramp is right in line with the iliacus.

@CatMatlock 11 ай бұрын

Ahh..... it may. Nothing works in a vacuum. The inner thighs are directly related to glute min and glute med abductors. You'll want to look at those as well. Also look at the pectineus muscle and it's release video. I suspect you also have a hip height inequality which is going to set those adductors off balance. Make sure you're not crossing your legs! Check hip height, pectineus, and glute min and glute med.

@krisztianwirsz3612 Жыл бұрын

I can't even press my thumb in there. My abs are super tense there when I'm seated.

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Try the side lying version, later in the video. And curl in a little bit, then rest on the floor, perhaps supporting your head.

@krisztianwirsz3612 Жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock I have athletic pubalgia and or a recurrent inguinal hernia too unfortunately...

@organicherbalcoloncleanse6720 Жыл бұрын

Hi Cat, could you confirm how often you can do this manipulation, thank you❤

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

You can do it every day for a while if it keeps locking up. (You will also want to give attention to the psoas). Link to follow. After that, it shouldn't need it more than once a week or so. It really depends on what other imbalances you have in your body, how much you move throughout your day, how you sit and stand, if one hip is higher than the other.... Remember that everything works together as a symphony and no muscle works in a vacuum.

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Here's that psoas release video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9Odaatq07W4d2w.html

@user-wy1ec2jc4w Жыл бұрын

Thank you...

@michaelkopyscianski2312 9 ай бұрын

I need something a little stronger than my thumb lol. I feel it but im not FEELING it. Reccomend a easier way to apply mor pressure for a bigger dude?

@CatMatlock 9 ай бұрын

There are some tools to use. One excellent tool is the Aletha Hip Hook: shop.alethahealth.com/?ref=DsR2FLq6U84E9-

@watchmen6504 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Can you describe what the sensation should feel like when you first come in contact with the iliacus? I think mine is incredibly tight

@watchmen6504 2 жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock thank you so much for taking the time to explain. That is so kind of you. I will follow your instruction and report back. I'm dealing with serious hip impingement so the iliacus release is a part of my protocol to improve that. It's interesting that you mention pain referring down into the upper thigh. On the side of my hip impingement I do have referring pain into the upper portion of my thigh. I bet the two are related

@watchmen6504 2 жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock wow thank you! Okay there are numerous symptoms but for now I'll just deal with the symptoms in my upper thigh. There is a dull ache, a tightness, and a general soreness and sensitivity in the upper 50% portion of my anterior left thigh. This area of sensitivity is mainly towards the median and lateral portion of the upper thigh. It's not really on the interior portion of the thigh near the adductors. When my hip impingement kicks in, which is generally anytime I've bend over or flex my left hip, I definitely feel this pain in the area of the thigh I described. Additionally trying to foam roll it doesn't help much? Foam rolling is much more sensitive for this area of my thigh than it is for my right thigh in the same area. I believe this issue is directly related to the severe hip impingement I have in my left hip. While neither of my hips is very flexible there is no noticeable impingement on my right side and thus no pain in my right thigh either. I also experience a lot of soreness, tightness and achiness in my left TFL.

@watchmen6504 2 жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock how do you know when you're on the iliacus muscle? I'm pushing into the inside of the pelvic crest rim at the angle it looks like you show in the video but I cannot tell if I'm contacting the muscle or not?

@watchmen6504 2 жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock hello there! Another question for you. As I continue to try to use this technique to release my iliacus, how many points along the inside of the pelvic bone am I supposed to push and hold to release the muscle? Is there one particular spot or am I supposed to move up and down all along the rim/crest of the pelvis bone and hold each point for a minute or two?

@hownwen 3 жыл бұрын

How do u know it's been released?

@kellybliss Жыл бұрын

This move, "sinking your thumbs into the inside of the pelvis" is COMPLETELY UNAVAILABLE to many people with fat bellies. Please acknowledge this aspect of humanity.

@leelunk8235 3 ай бұрын

THIS IS WEIRD

@tonyachabiel3983 Жыл бұрын

i am a bit chunky but not obese. I am not sure I was able to hook anything!! I do have scar tissue across my belly/hips from mastectomy reconstruction. This was painful to press on the scars but i am Not sure i was able to "hook" anything but scar tissue!

@tonyachabiel3983 Жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock thank you for the response and suggestion.

@tonyachabiel3983 Жыл бұрын

Does that Hip Hook device work to release this area as well if I cant hold adequate pressure. My arms and chest muscles are pretty wimpy after the mastectomy .

@VenturaIT 2 жыл бұрын

can't get my thumbs in there... too tight, but I can press with both hands/fingers...

@VenturaIT 2 жыл бұрын

seems like my external obliques are also tight (up the side of my belly)

@randallthirteen8991 Жыл бұрын

2 years of intermittent issues solved in under 10 minutes. 😂

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

YES!

@stormy3898 Жыл бұрын

hey mama, how do I know I'm not poking my organs? 🤔

@MarkG_603 Жыл бұрын

I've had a sharp "grabbing" sensation at the top of my left groin for around the same length of time that I've been experiencing lower back pain, also on the left side. So I tried your technique and I can locate the iliacus at the top/inside of the ilium. I can feel the thick band of the iliacus and my fingers seem to want to "strum" one side of it to the other (very thick fibrous muscle). Is this where I want to be while attempting to press from the inside while trying to push/move it outward? Just want to make sure I'm where I am supposed to be. Thanks so much!

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

If it is tender, it is probably the iliacus. Explore toward the back of the pelvis, following along the rim of it. That grabbing sensation at the groin could be multiple things and you will want to do some release work on the adductors of the inner thigh because they all attach along the groin. I will ink videos following this comment. Do you have one hip that's higher than the other and it is the left one that is higher? It will help you to figure out which hip sits higher because that is often the bigger pattern with groin tension. Figure out if one hip is higher and then find the practice on my channel for one hip higher depending on which hip it is. I can link if you cannot find. I'll drop those adductor videos here...

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

General adductor release: DO THE HIGH HIP SIDE FIRST!!! Even if it's not the same side as the pain. Trust me. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8CGiK2d29_ZpoU.html

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Pectineus: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iraSktZ1tJa7ioU.html

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Adductor Magnus release in a chair: DO THE HIGH HIP SIDE FIRST!!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtKDa6aV0dWrkaM.html

@MarkG_603 Жыл бұрын

@@CatMatlock Thanks so much for your detailed response, Cat! X-rays with my new chiropractor definitely showed my left hip is rotated higher and backward. I had begun experiencing a lot of lower back pain (nothing new but daily), so I needed a FULL evaluation and I am in great hands. This exact scenario is why I stopped road cycling for 15 years and I addressed those issues back then. Fast forward to 2017 and I re-entered road cycling. Rinse, repeat. Done with cycling, again! I will continue to explore and also review the adductor video next because I still have some discomfort there, albeit less since seeing this new chiropractor. All the best!

@kanndyer Жыл бұрын

I have pain on the other side of the iliac crest where the hollow is. Can this exercise be used to release this tension as well? It always flares up when I run, hike or walk for miles.

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Kim, that sounds like the TFL, not iliacus. You want to release BOTH TFLs. Perhaps doing the painful one second. That's often the best way. I'll link that video for you.

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Here's the TFL video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLVzedajzrO9lIk.html

@CatMatlock Жыл бұрын

Often that TFL gets jacked up when that hip is sitting high. It can also have trigger points when the hip is low but more often when the hip is high and that side is being pulled. Do you have one hip higher than the other? TFL is just one piece of the big puzzle but this should help.

@JulianSirian 2 жыл бұрын

Can you show us the one near the spinal cord... I've got lower back pain, but I do the, 'front' one and it doesn't make a huge difference... I still believe it's the Iliacus muscle, but you said that there was a way of doing it on the back... (the pain I feel is centered near the spinal cord, not at the front... if that makes sense...) Thanks for the video though... very descriptive ;-)

@user-tz7tg2nd7t 3 ай бұрын

Very helpful….thank you. Would love to see you in a shorter haircut…maybe some wispy bangs!!

@torydz 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so damn fat that everywhere she tells me to feel is fat...feel the bone? Fat. Feel the rim...Fat. I'm nothing but fat. I can't do anything because all I'm feeling everywhere is fat fat fat.