“Why do my hips get tight when I walk?”
I am a 36 year old male. My hips get tight when I walk. What could be the cause?
4 Answers
This usually happens when there is some muscular imbalance in the low back or pelvis. This can also occur when the hip flexors are too tight.
What does it mean to have tight hips? A feeling of tightness across the hips comes from tension around the hip flexors. The hip flexors are a group of muscles around the top of the thighs that connect the upper leg to the hip. These muscles allow you to bend at the waist and raise your leg
Muscle tightness and pelvis rotation can be one of the causes.
It could be due to misalignment of the lumbar spine, pelvis or hip joints or even the knees or ankles. This can cause the muscles not to work in a balanced way and so they can get tight with movement
