Strong and healthy hip flexors bring the leg forward easily and powerfully while you run, so if those muscles are tight or weak, you won’t run as efficiently. Instead, you may feel pain in your hips ...

Chronic groin pain is a common presentation in sports medicine ... which is in some cases in direct communication with the hip joint. The rectus femoris arises via a direct head from the anterior ...

If your VMO is weak or injured, it can cause knee pain and make it difficult to run ... vastus intermedius, and rectus femoris. The muscle has several functions: To extend (straighten) the knee along ...

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves more attention—and how to strengthen it. Lower back pain is often ...

According to a large review of studies and national registries published in 2019, hip replacement implants last at least 25 years in nearly 58% of people. Researchers looked at thousands of ...

Injuries in other areas of the body can cause pain to spread to the upper thighs. For instance, a hip injury may radiate down to the legs. Some injuries change how a person walks, causing them to ...

Lower left back pain, or left flank pain, refers to pain in the area above the hip or buttocks. Depending on the cause, people may feel a shooting pain under the skin or a dull ache inside the back.

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