🏋️‍♀️ Hip catch got you down? 🤕 The culprit might be your quadratus lumborum (QL) muscle! 🤯 This deep muscle in your lower back can cause hip pain and stiffness when it’s tight. 🌪️ To loosen it up, try stretching and releasing your QL muscle! 🧘‍♀️ You can do this by lying on your back, crossing one foot over the other, and gently stretching your hip and lower back. 🌈 Repeat on the other side and feel the relief! 😌 #drramphysio #therapy | Dr.ramphysio

The quadratus lumborum (QL) is a deep muscle in the lower back that connects the spine to the pelvis. When it becomes tight or tense, it can cause localized pain in the lower back. This tightness may result from prolonged sitting, poor posture, repetitive movements, or overuse.Stretching the quadratus lumborum can help relieve back pain by lengthening and relaxing the muscle, reducing tension and stiffness. 👉Stretching can also improve flexibility, increase blood flow to the area, and alleviate

QUADRATUS LUMBORUM PAIN 🔥The Quadratus Lomborum is a deep muscle of the back often responsible for unilateral back pain. This tissue can be irritated for numerous different reasons. Often this tissue is stiff, which is why we begin with 2 mobility exercises for this muscle. 👉However, this stiffness is commonly secondary to initial weakness. The last 2 exercises will showcase ways to strengthen this area. The best part is that when you are strengthening one side, you are stretching the opposite

Stretching the quadratus lumborum muscle can help relieve back pain because this muscle plays a major role in stabilizing the spine and supporting movements like bending and twisting. When it becomes tight from poor posture, prolonged sitting, or overuse it can pull on the lower back creating stiffness and discomfort. Gentle stretching helps lengthen the muscle, improve blood flow, and restore flexibility which reduces strain on surrounding muscles and joints. By releasing tension in the quadrat