Tight Hip, Twisted Core: The Key to Unresolved Pain - by Koth, Christine and Pimas, Masha (Paperback, Aug 13, 2019)

*From The Creator Of The Hip Hook*

The underlying cause of your pain could be a tight and unrecognized muscle in your hip.

Do you have pain in your back, tailbone, pelvis, hip, knee, or foot that won't go away, no matter what you try? All of these issues can result from tightness in the iliacus and psoas, commonly called the "hip flexor" which can cause not just hip pain, but pain all over the body.

Most people don't even know they have an iliacus, but this tight muscle can cause lower back pain while sitting, hip pain with driving & can even make you prone to hip osteoarthritis. The truth is that almost everyone has hip flexor tightness and this tension twists the core of the body. As a result of too much sitting, driving, running, biking, kicking, heavy lifting, yoga, dance, gymnastics, or stress, a tight hip could be the missing link to enjoying a pain-free life. Hip health is key to a pain free body.

In this book you will:

• Discover how these muscles impact your body from head to toe
• Determine if you are one of the millions of people with a tight iliacus or psoas muscle
• Release the tension in these stressed tissues for good
• Get your body aligned for pain-free performance & increased endurance lowering your risk of injuries
• Prevent iliacus and psoas muscle tightness from developing ever again
• Get detailed hip flexor exercises, tips to address trigger points, exercises for sciatica, tools to keep the hip flexible & solutions for pelvic pain.
• Maintain the health of the hip joint & keep the hip stretchable.
• Know the cause for tailbone pain & the effective techniques for iliacus and psoas releases.

Based on decades of physical therapy practice, this book outlines 3 simple steps to get your hip healthy and your core aligned, helping you resolve your pain and create hip mobility without expensive treatments, surgeries, and medications.

Christine Koth, MPT is a licensed Physical Therapist who has specialized in treating the hip area for decades and has been aptly named the "Iliacus Queen." She is also the inventor of the Hip Hook and has helped countless clients recover from hip related issues. She received her master's of physical therapy and BS in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Christine's tenacious spirit has resulted in the creation of many physical therapy clinics, a private school for children, an outdoor classroom at a local elementary school, international wellness retreats, women's groups, and thriving wellness and holistic communities. For decades, she has used her physical therapy practice and skills to guide people towards wellness. She is naturally inquisitive and has a long track record of successfully evaluating her clients to determine the real source of the problem. She believes the key to health is knowing the "why." As a holistic physical therapist, she uses her years of practicing alongside many different types of alternative and traditional practitioners to approach her clients and the world in a way that effortlessly puts all the pieces of the puzzle together.