[Dada]

Hi guys,

Yesterday, I did an extended skitour. After the skitour I had problems to stand fully upright (little hip hinge all the time). I had felt that tightness very often before but this was a new level (that tightness actually impairs my skiing abilities downhill as well). What helped a little, is to stretch the Iliacus at the summit.

Is this Iliacus? Psoas? Quadratus Lumborum? All of them?

Is there a way to reduce the tightness during skitour?

Cheers
Dada

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[Jim Prager]

Jim Prager on January 12, 2022 at 10:28 am #62018

Hi Dada,

I’ve had this happen on occasion.

For me, it has occurred when I significantly step up the elevation gain of my tours quickly at the start of a season. In the field, I have “rolled” my hip flexors and quads with my skip pole and used the classic lunge stretch while squeezing my glutes hard. This seemed to help.

At home, I followed up with a soft ball on the iliopsoas, quads (esp. rectus femoris), and TFL.

Hope this helps,
Jim

[Dada]

Dada on January 12, 2022 at 4:52 pm #62039

Thx, I’ll try this.

Dada

[Pete Dickinson MS,PT]

Pete Dickinson MS,PT on February 7, 2022 at 6:09 pm #63077

After prolonged sitting is it difficult to stand straight, or is it just with a lot of hip flexor activity?
Cheers,
Pete

[Dada]

Dada on February 8, 2022 at 2:27 am #63088

Hi Pete,

Just with a lot of hip flexor activity.

Dada