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Muscles that Cause Thigh & Glute Pain & Stretches that Help

Updated: Jan 8


OC Pain Relief & Bodywork Muscles that cause Thigh & Glute Pain & Stretches that Help

Sometimes the actual problem is not really where you feel it . Sometimes it's in another area of the body and the pain is referring to . This is why having a skilled massage therapist knowledgeable in referral pain is important.


Stretches for Thigh & Glute Pain









 

SELF RELEASE MUSCLES CAUSING YOUR PAIN

Use a massage gun or lacrosse, tennis or golf ball on the X in the below links to self release trigger points. Your Muscles Love Moist Heat use a Towel large enough to wrap area of stiffness & / or pain. Wet Towel and wring out the excess water place in microwave for 2 mins (Be careful do not burn yourself) Wrap area and do the range of motion of the muscle you are work on.


THE 11 MUSCLES THAT CAUSE GLUTE PAIN
  1. Gluteus Medius

  2. Quadratus Lumborum

  3. Gluteus Maximus

  4. Iliocostalis Lumborum

  5. Longissimus Thoracis

  6. Semitendinosus

  7. Semimembranosus

  8. Piriformis

  9. Gluteus Minimus

  10. Rectus Abdominis

  11. Soleus

THE 4 PAIN PATTERNS OF THE THIGH

ANTERIOR THIGH PAIN

  1. Adductor Longus and Brevis

  2. Iliopsoas

  3. Adductor Magnus

  4. Vastus Intermedius

  5. Sartorius

  6. Pectineus

  7. Quadratus Lumborum

  8. Rectus Femoris

HIP & LATERAL THIGH PAIN

  1. Gluteus Minimus

  2. Vastus Lateralis

  3. Piriformis

  4. Quadratus Lumborum

  5. Tensor Fasciae Latae

  6. Vastus Intermedius

  7. Gluteus Maximus

  8. Vastus Lateralis

  9. Rectus Femoris

MEDIAL THIGH PAIN

  1. Pectineus

  2. Vastus Medialis

  3. Gracilis

  4. Adductor Magnus

  5. Sartorius

POSTERIOR THIGH PAIN

  1. Gluteus Minimus

  2. Semitendinosus

  3. Semimembranosus

  4. Biceps Femoris

  5. Piriformis

 

Pain Patterns

Pain has a pattern. When you come in for your session there is no guessing what soft tissue is contributing to your pain we are well verse in the pain patterns of the body. Your nervous system is the command center for your body the nerve trunk that supplies a specific joint also supplies the muscles of the joint, as well as the tendons, skin and related muscles. This complex system regulates your body’s systems & guides almost everything you do and allows you to experience your environment. The nervous system holds the key to the body’s incredible potential to heal itself.

 

Book Your session today and lets create a plan to get your out of pain, get your range of motion back and prevent injury.




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