Chiropractors can be great but not a solution since they don't usually address the ROOT issue. Its typically not the bones, its the muscles that need to be addressed otherwise the problem persists and they get lifetime repeat customers ;)
Thank you! I’ve had hip/low back pain for so many years and went to a number of drs, speciality drs, orthopedic drs and pain clinics and none of them even offered to look at the evenness of my hips! This s my problem and has been all the time. Why no doctors look for this problem is beyond comprehension because I can bet many people suffer from this too. Thank you for trying to help those of us that suffer from this!
You gotta remember that in today's society, Dr.'s are taught to basically just give patients drugs instead of fixing a problem. The more our disgrace society goes on, Dr.'s will become less and less Dr.'s and become just prescribe-rs of drugs
Wow, I’ve watched so many channels (even Jeff!) and this is THE BEST as far as diagnosing hip discrepancy and how to fix it. I’m going to implement all of these so I can run again, THANK YOU!!!!!!
Oh my you just explain my life. What I have been suffering with for years with no solution from the hospital. Year after year I feel my left leg getting shorter and shorter
@@sunfix991 till now i didn't do anything , exept there is a treatment called KKT which i took before 6 months and to be honest it was working. But i believe it is temporary effect wich won't last long, but yeah it made my posture better for a period of time! Now im into an accutane course, thus, im not able to exercise any more. Which means it is going to progress severly in those little months .. pray for me dude
@@moalmo8370 i will, do you have any body "deformity" per say, like idk longer leng or like feeling the articulations (wrists ankle) like with blood pressure, and tmj ( jaw tightness)
You may not be an MD or DC, but this is the best information on the Internet about this problem. I have been suffering from it for 3 years, but you have finally explained it to me and given me a path to recovery. Many thanks!!!
@@GuerrillazenFitness hi, i think my left hip is hiked up. So my glutous minimus is supet tight on that side and the maximus and rectus femoris is non responsive vs my right side. Please advice on this if possible.
This is a great vid. Been dealing with back pain for about 2-3 years, a few months ago chiropractor told me I have a pelvic tilt causing one leg to be shorter than the other (did the rough eyeball test from this vid and we're talking like an inch difference). After 5 min of doing these stretches, my hips are basically even and 90% of my pain is gone. Wish I found this video earlier.
I am a side sleeper and I suffer from sciatica, cause one hip gets hiked up from sleeping. How do I train myself to sleep on my back? When I sleep on my back, I often wake up more and am uncomfortable.
You may be waking up due to a constricted airway. Do you snore? If so you could benefit from a sleep study and possibly a CPAP machine. My wife's a nurse and she has seen huge benefits for patients using these devices, if warranted.
I went to a chiro twice for this exact issue. On my last visit I asked as I was leaving if there was anything in my life that I could be doing that might be aggravating this. His reply was that there were "So many things it could be, we don't have time to go through all your activities." NEVER going back. IF you don't have time for me, I would rather have months of pain than put another dollar in your pocket. Thank you for this video. I will try these stretches out.
Did you have 2-3 hours to go through everything properly? More importantly did you want to pay for his time to do it thoroughly? These things are not black and white, even if many of thse youtube video's present them that way. There are some patterns, but if you knew that your pelvic imbalances can be an effect of an anteriorly displaced talus bone in your foot, to a rotation at the thoraco-lumbar junction, to a rotation at the atlanto axial joint, and so forth, then you can't expect a simple fix in even a 30 minute solution. Many times a practitioner can put the pelvis back into alignment with a variety of techniques, one of which is muscle energy technique, or even a stretch specific to those shown in this video, only to see it undone again. That's when the therapist needs to look up or down the chain. It doesnt happen in one session. Your problem could be a result of many years of dysfunction and only recently the dysfunction turned into an issue in the tissues that were overloaded and started to break down. Expecting a miracle response in 2 sessions is a pipe dream. Clients like you are just as frustrating as practitioners who don't have reasonable amount of time to explain things, but what your chiropractor told you was not unreasonable at all.
Hi M.B. I whole-heartedly agree with your explanation. I have been a manual therapist myself for many years and so many people come with a physical problem and want to be fixed, sometimes just in one session. There can be so many different reasons for the pain like emotional, psychological, or spiritual.
Key thing is, you asked as you were leaving. I assume you had paid for an hour of their time? If you had asked nearer the beginning of the session they might have had more time.
Sorry to hear that, find another one theres plenty :) ! This video just hit me right in the face. I have always leaned on my left elbow while sitting at work the PC at home AND like an idiot, i always had my wallet in my right back pocket while seated. Years of this led to a higher right hip. Thought it was leg length discrepancy for ages until it was dismissed by my physio when he actually lay me down and measured from top of femur to heel, both legs the same length. I obviously caused structural change from years of having the right side raised by my wallet(s) and me leaning on the left side. !
Thank you! You've been a great help, I just want to clarify a few thing. So. a lateral pelvic tilt causes tightness on.. 1) obliques (or lats or both?) on the hiked hip 2) glutes on the non-hiked hip Oh, could you also make a video on snapping hip syndrome? Thank you and subscribed!
wow thank you! Im 46 years old and finally found the answer in this video for the first time. I wonder how long would it take for the hip to be aligned? the rest of my life? how many times a day or a week should I do these exercises? thanks again
Oh my god! I have been struggling with this issue for twenty years through multiple therapists of various types and not once, not ONCE, did anyone ever suggest the cause might be side sleeping. I've side slept on one side my entire life! I could never understand why even when I made progress correcting this problem it would always reset. Hoping this might be the answer! Sorry for all the exclamation marks, but this info might be huge for me. My whole left leg feels compressed from twenty years of this pelvic tilt, hiked up on the right side. Do you think that is just the glute or does this sometimes effect the other leg muscles on the lower side too? Thank you so much. I'll report back, because this issue has pushed me out of every physical activity I ever loved for most of my life, so if changing my sleeping position is the answer after all these years I'll be sending you some type of gift!
@@bjeddaj2386 I never managed to make the change because after sleeping that way so long trying to sleep on the other side or on my back was very painful. I didn't get to a point where I could overcome that roadblock.
@@KezzBracey thank you so much for letting us know. do you do the stretches even though you have not stopped the side sleeping habit? if so does it help?
Wow, thank you so much. My biggest insecurity is my uneven waist / hips and I could feel so much built up tension in my left side when I was doing these stretches.
Hello. I have a question. I have lateral pelvic tilt. My right hip is higher than my left. Should I continue to squat and deadlift like this? Would doing these movements do more harm than good until my pelvis is in a more neutral position?
Freaking heck, thank you for this. I've noticed this recently when I noticed my left leg "felt" shorter than my left, and when doing rows, my right shoulder slumps down more when relaxed and it was hard to level myself. Glad I bothered to look into this.
Same here .. I'm also got femur fracture , and when I started to walk , my knee hurt so bad .. how u handle it ..? It's been 2 years , how's you leg ..?
I'm not sure if I have the same problem but have noticed that every time I squat, only my right heel lifts up and feel pain in my knee and leg. It's even affecting me when I run and stretch and only my right leg feels it, specifically my knee and even more specifically, the right side of my knee, on the "walls". I've always kind of felt my right leg is longer, or at least stronger but don't really know how to pinpoint the problem. Could it be uneven hips?
No joke, I did the stretch at 7:24 just a few reps only once and the next day the pain in my hip was completely gone! It stayed away several days but after some physical exertion over the weekend it came back so I'm doing this again for a 2nd try and will update tomorrow! This guy knows what he is doing!
Thank you very much for such a very simple yet effective explanation. I have had low back issues for over 20 years and after trying your method, I began feeling the results the same day. Your work is priceless and again I am grateful for sharing your knowledge.
The higher hip has the longer leg. Its counterintuitive because the femur ball socket is freed up and hangs more while the lower hip pulls in the femur ball socket inwards and hence shorter.
Thanks for these, ill be starting them today for my right hip tilt! Would you have any suggestions or leads on some deep QL/Psoas/ Hipflexor stretches for very flexible people?
I actually have a deformity in my left leg that causes it to be smaller both in size an height. It's about 6cm difference so it's pretty big. I need to get some inserts
Just a correction. High hip side normally has a longer leg because of forward rotation of the pelvis P.S: I don't have an anterior or posterior pelvic tilt. I have a lateral pelvic tilt to right with my right hip higher and rotated forward making my right leg longer than the left.
Kevin, he (Ashar) even said "forward rotation of the pelvis" which is an anterior rotation and yes that will make that side higher, and the leg longer. It will cause some muscles on one side longer and the other side (of the frontal plane) shorter. Think of the body in 3d
Azhar is correct because my high side is my right and my right leg is longer..... but remember my right hip is high and rotated forward a bit which makes that leg longer.... if the whole hip is up then that side would be shorter.... crazy stuff
Tight hip flexor. Tight I T band. And tight gluteus I let it all relax. Was left with a tight Quadratis Lumborum Couldn't figure it out for 2 months. These stretches really work for me. Thanks!
I’m still a little confused. Can someone please help explain ): . My left leg is longer because I’m more flexible in that leg, tha my right. Whenever I walk/ run it hurts my left hip Bc I overstretch it??? Do I just stretch my right hip more??
Thank you very much for these helpful excercises. This means a lot. I would also like to add an excercise that is very very helpful. It is called open chain knee extension. Sit on a chair with your back straight. Slowly extend your longer leg until it is straight and parallel to the ground, than slowly lower it down. Repeat the excercise for 30 seconds. Good luck!
What should I do if i work a desk job and I have tight hip flexors and tight outer hips and a “tugging” feeling in my psoas muscle :/ I’ve been getting up every 20 minutes to stretch and walk around a bit to avoid sitting, i’m starting to feel a little better but i still feel discomfort. Can anyone please advise?
Interesting! I didn't know my pelvis was off until I was in physical therapy for foraminal stenosis in the lower spine. The PT had me do some other pelvic correction exercises, though I think these stretching exercises would help, too. The problem is, I don't remember which side was higher! (And I can't find the DVD of my x-rays or MRI (maybe I should get another copy!). I do know I had some scoliosis in the lower spine - probably for my entire life. The big news is - I was measured at my doctor's office last week and I'm 1/2 inch taller! I asked them if the height thing on their wall is accurate, and they said it was recently verified by a tech. I'm wondering if the exercises have helped the scoliosis straighten out a bit. People my age are often shrinking in height, not getting taller!
Kat Musni Fitness hello, I am a polio patient and I am suffer from this disease. Cause of it I cannot do anything in life. Please help me and give me some advises.
Hi I have an exercise that helps out with Uneven Hips That is very effective for me. May help you too Please help check them out in my channel. Practice 6 (Practice 8) Its very good for Sacroiliac Pain/ Hip pain
just wondering, my left ql is super tight and i just started releasing and stretching it out. but why would my left leg be longer then my right? it doesnt make sence. shouldnt it be shorter? or is there more to it
This actually works. Thank you very much. May God bless you, your family, your channel and everyone in need of your help more. May God bless you more. Thank you.
I'm pretty sure my left hip is the one hiked up bc I can see the lump of muscle and tissue above my hip bone but when doing these stretches as directed, I don't really feel a stretch..I tried it on my right side for contrast and that's actually where I feel the tension..
U just answered all my pain problems and how to fix them in ten minutes ! Could never really explain that pain so dr. Couldn't really help but take these pills . Thx for this video
Most impressive informative video I've seen yet! Do you have anything on stretching out the ankles? my outer right ankle is swelling after runs. Cheers!
This is awesome. Have yet to try the stretches but every single piece of information regarding the anatomy, causes, and symptoms is spot on with my situation (lower shoulder on the same side, side sleeping, etc.). I appreciate you creating a narrative for me to understand something that I've been dealing with for years, being consistently told by 2 physical therapists, an orthopedist, an exercise scientist, and yoga instructors that I have IT Band Syndrome and simply need to foam roll, stretch, and do a million hip abductors - all to extremely transient relief and no long-term progress whatsoever. Again, thanks for this.
I dont usually comment on videos if I press like but this deserves both. Learnt some valuable info that I will be intergrating into my mobility work. Thanks!
When you did the first stretch you showed your left side being tight. You then went on the medicine ball and laid down with your left side on the ball, wouldn't that be stretching out your right side?
Omg, friend I got told at 16 oh slight scoliosis. I'm 58 working out looking decent. Now I get the side muscle cramp..everything exactly as you said. I'm happy and freaking coz it's like I was standing there and you were describing and speaking to me!!! Even what I feel and how...friend I'm looking to the sky and going thank you thank you thank you I waited a lifetime for you👍👌👊💪🙏💋❣
it can help if it's a functional scoliosis but you have to address the cause. If it's a structural scoliosis, you can't fix it by correction pelvic rotations or upslips.
Michael B i have s curve and anterior pelvic tilt and also my left side of the leg is kinda more open then the right.that's why i have slight kyphosis.But i don't know if i have structural scoliosis or functional.i'v searched and they say that funcional scoliosis doesn't cause rotation of the spine,while i have my left chest more forward then the right one.so is it possible that functional scoliosia caused chest rotation? or it's structural scoliosis?
Giorgi Khachidze I also have the same problem which you have described but it is on my right leg which is open outwards and my left chest is also more forward than right . What i have is a functional scoliosis due to bad sleeping posture .
jajoria abhishek omg so it is possible to correct it ? and if u correct the pelvis then scoliosis will be corrected too as it was the cause of scoliosis? thank you so much for the reply . i was so depressed and hopeless bacause i thought i had structural scoliosis.
this was so helpful! I have visibly uneven hips and I am definitely a side sleeper and felt significantly more pain when rolling out my low glute. I'm looking forward to doing the stretches every day that you suggested and hope to see results! thanks again!!
I need help please. Right side higher than left side.None of them actually feels tight.Right glute is much stronger than left glute since right leg is longer and feels like I'm handali g most of the activities with the longer leg.I don't feel like I'm tilted .. it's so confusing
@@unstablefakepresident8558 he said it in the video The hip closest to the ceiling would be shorter, which is true I always sleep on my left side and that leg seems longer.
@@unstablefakepresident8558 sorry just seeing this i slept on my right side and never stood up straight so it caused my left hip to be higher but it’s all good now
I thought I had scoliosis but it's actually this no wonder why i walk weird and does this effect one of ur eyes aswell? Cus I feel like one of my eye lids are lower then the other I think it's a lazy eye but I'm not too sure
Im Blitzz I have scoliosis minor but either way one of my legs is stronger than the other and it’s a pain to try and work the other leg harder and not have both sides look 100% the same.Especially since I weight lift.
yes, on the side where your hip is higher, your leg should be shorter. Higher hip means less space between hip and rib cage, so you want to stretch that part. So in your case, with a shorter leg on the right side (like me!) you must bend to the left when stretching. And look for tightness on your left butt cheek...
great video! I figured I've had a pelvic tilt on and off throughout my life. Chiropractic care & massages has helped. Question for you though I have done the self-assessment and I'm having a hard time figuring out if one side is higher than the other the pain is highly radiant in my right hip however it almost looks through my assessment that it's my left hip that is slightly higher but my left hip feels great right hip not so much. So I'm a bit confused any suggestions?
Wow this video is so helpful, thank you for making it, aNd for linking it in your most recent video 10/30 My right hip is hiked up because I'm a left side sleeper... Because of this I was misdiagnosed with LLD... My right hip is hiked up , right ribcage is very tight and right shoulder rounds forward and down My question is: after addressing the hiked up and hiked down hips, how can I address the hiked down shoulder? ( the shoulder on the same side as my hiked up hip) Also, please do a video addressing a straight neck! I have straightened cervical vertebrae and I would like to fix it since I'm at the gym 5x a week anyways! To;Glad I subscribed
+Cody Abel Hey Cody, a depressed shoulder needs the opposite exercises (upper trap strengthening and releasing up the shoulder depressors. Indeed I can make a video on that!
Thanks for the fix!!! Been battling this for years and thought it was hip arthritis. Turns out I'm a side sleeper with lots of imbalances. Also seems to have got my si joint pretty torqued and screwed up. Got some work to do to get it right!
i seem to be experiencing some type of muscle and joint condition, but no tests have confirmed anything. for the last 4-5 yrs i've been dealing with extremely tight lower back, hip and leg muscles. I went from being very active to barely being able to move to sometimes i have strength, mobility and some flexibility one day and then suddenly it's gone and then i have terrible stiffness and pain in my back, side, hip joint and legs. although i experience the stiffness and limited range of motion in both legs and hips. most of the pain seems to be on the right side from the middle back kidney area, lower back, abdominal unexplained (spasms/cramps) from time to time, hip, knee and ankle. I've changed my diet and have become vegetarian for the most part eating chckn n fish once in a while. my joints, muscles and tendons just seem like they're dry-rotted. my elasticity just suddenly disappeared and now they feel dry and cracking all the time. even my spine from time to time would just get stiff and crunchy feeling like sand is in my joints. my muscles are constantly burning and fatigued even when i'm not working out. I started improving two yrs ago, but suddenly it started again and i can't seem to figure it out. Any suggestions or tips you can offer to help me improve my condition would be greatly appreciated. thanks
Good suggestions. I like how you stayed practical without getting too technical. I have scoliosis and have always had pelvic asymmetry. I've had physicians, chiropractors, physical therapist, insole makers, and others point it out and all have various opinions about 'fixing' the problem. Personally I think instead of fixing such issues, it is better to just be aware of them and work stretches/exercises to minimize the negative impact they have. It can get frustrating for a person to hear they need to be 'fixed' or to spend a lot of money trying to fix the problem and not get results. Physical therapist that have good neuro-muscular training usually have a pretty realistic view of these issues and how to best address them.
Would I be right in saying that this is a problem that will gradually get worse with age? I'm 16 so mine doesn't appear that severe but when I go into a Russian twist position my right leg is visibly shorter and my right side is generally tighter than my left but it's not very obvious when I'm standing and I did the finger thing and my hip isn't actually that much higher on the right side.
dana barchi If it's minor and you're still growing, a doctor can prescribe a little foot lift for your shoe and some exercises. If not, you have the option of a leg shortening or leg lengthening operation, both with downsides but corrective
