Do you have weak and tight quads? Do you know that Tight and Weak Quad Muscles and How They Relate to Low Back Pain? Swipe left⬅️ 🦋Like 🦋Save 🦋Share 🦋Execute Do you need my extra guidance sign up @thebackmasterclass And join for free on my website @anniepilatesphysicaltherapist If they are (as they tend to be in most people), they may be creating a chronic posture problem. There are two main mechanisms by which this can occur, and quite often both are at play at the same time. First, by pulling the front of the pelvis down, tight quads can lead to tight and painful lower back muscles. Second, tight quads can contribute to weak hamstring muscles. Hamstring muscles are the quads' opposing muscles; they are located at the back of your thigh. Both scenarios can affect your pelvic alignment, which in turn, may affect your posture and pain levels. Here’s what happens. Tight Quads Pull the Pelvis Down The quadriceps are front-of-thigh muscles. One of the four muscles that comprise this group—the rectus femoris—attaches to the pelvis at a place called the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). This means the rectus femoris is the only one in the quadriceps group that crosses over your hip joint When the quads most especially rectus femoris which is the muscle that starts from the Pelvis, get really tight, they pull on the hip bone, which in turn tips the whole pelvis downward, or forward, into a position technically called anterior tilt of the pelvis. Because the spine wedges in between the two halves of the pelvis, if the pelvis is brought into an abnormal forward tilt by your tight quads, the lumbar spine can adopt more curvature than it is supposed to have. which leads to increased lumbar lordosis This tends to increase the arch in your lower back. An increased lower back arch, technically called excessive lordosis, is often accompanied by very tight (and painful) back muscles. and consequently can lead to different array of problems. #pilates #lowerbodystrength #quadriceps #thighworkout #anniepilatesphysicaltherapist #coreworkout #corestrength #coreexercises #physicaltherapy#pilatesbody #TightQuads #weakquads #pilates #yoga #pilatesyogafusion https://www.instagram.com/p/CWMNSz5re3X/?utm_medium=tumblr
