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What are the symptoms of tight hip flexors?

I am a 33 year old female. I want to know what are the symptoms of tight hip flexors?

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Here is a list of common symptoms of tight hip flexors

* sudden, sharp pain in the hip or pelvis after trauma to the area.
* a cramping or clenching sensation in the muscles of the upper leg area.
* the upper leg feeling tender and sore.
* loss of strength in the front of the groin along with a tugging sensation.
* muscle spasms in the hip or thighs.
There’s many symptoms the main one is going to be low back pain
Tight hip flexors can give you back and hip pain. Trouble walking and pain when sitting long periods of time. If you are menstruating it can cause difficult mensural cycles as well.
Tight hip flexors can cause hip pain, low back pain, sciatica or leg pain. Besides pain, the tight flexors cause pelvis instability and imbalance, which may affect the rest of the spine.
Typical symptoms are tension in lower back and quads. Difficulty getting from a sitting to standing position is also uncomfortable. A visit to your chiropractor for a postural evaluation may help you.
Tight hip flexors may cause low back pain, pain while walking, pain while standing, pain while sitting, pain when lifting the knee toward the chest, and groin pain.
Signs You Have Tight Hip Flexors
Tightness or an ache in your lower back, especially when standing.
Poor posture and difficulty standing up straight.
Neck tightness and pain.
Pain in the glutes.
Patient will experience pain from the front to the back of the hip. (Lower back and some thigh and lateral knee pain.)
The symptoms of tight hip flexors are following:vTightness or an ache in your lower back, especially when standing. Poor posture and difficulty standing up straight. Neck tightness and pain. Pain in the glutes
It can mean pain or stiffness with moving the hip or even back pain due to the pull the hip flexors have on the back.