Aletha Health ad: Hip Pain After Runs? It's Not the Miles

Your hips ache after every run, and the front of the hip still feels tight no matter how much you stretch. The miles aren't the problem. The hip flexors could be. There are two kinds of tight. One is a muscle that's short and needs lengthen, and stretching handles that well. The other is a muscle holding tension even at rest, and that kind tends to respond to slow, steady pressure instead. The psoas and iliacus work through every stride, and the iliacus sits deep inside the pelvis, where a stretch has a hard time getting it to let go. Physical therapist Christine Annie, MPT designed the Hip Hook to hold that pressure on both muscles. Release first, then stretch. Stretching works better on a muscle that has already let go. Try it for 60 days. If it is not right for you, send it back.