Question About Hips

RebekahR84

Hello! While checking my dead-lift form, I looked up and noticed that one of my hips sits quite a bit lower than the other. I've tried to adjust my stance to make them even, but I can't seem to. Is there any sort of training I can do to make them even?

Aviendha_RJ

I have the same problem with my shoulders. I went to a Chiropractor. :flowerforyou:

dumparump

That sounds more like a structual/postural disfunction. Happens when short tissue conflicts the tensegrity of the body. It could be a number of things at the core of it--better to seek out a chiropractor to be sure.

RebekahR84

Wow. I hadn't even thought about it being that sort of issue. I was thinking it was something to do with strength training! Thanks for the tips!

Dunsirn

don't bother with chiropractors, because they are fraudulent conmen with no real medical training or knowledge. go see a doctor.

(i'm sorry if that rather inflammatory statement offends anyone, but i'm deeply offended by pseudoscience and quackery).

Safiyandi

I have sort of similar issues, I'm interested in other solutions as well. I only notice it on a heavy lift that's approaching failure - one leg will straighten faster than the other and the bar will come up tilted. When I notice this, I reset 20% and work my way back up, but it's been a persistent stubborn issue.

I've had x-rays showing that my hips aren't level while standing, not just while lifting. Doc says it's postural and that I don't have a leg length discrepancy significant enough to cause that much tilt. I've been told not to cross my legs or sleep on my sides.

I know from lifting that I've got a muscle imbalance - whether that's a cause or symptom of the un-level hips, I can't say. I can tell that one side of my glutes is weaker because I have a harder time with glute bridges on the right side and not the left, and I can FEEL that my spinal erectors are smaller on the right. I've been trying to catch the right side up but I'm still having a really tough time. If anyone has any other thoughts I'd really appreciate it.

cafeaulait7

Good physical therapists are really great for this sort of thing. They are exactly who'd I'd have look into it (both posters asking).

bridgie101

don't bother with chiropractors, because they are fraudulent conmen with no real medical training or knowledge. go see a doctor.

(i'm sorry if that rather inflammatory statement offends anyone, but i'm deeply offended by pseudoscience and quackery).

You don't know what you're talking about.

chiropractic care operates on looking at when bones are slightly out of alignment. A new client will usually be x-ray'ed standing up, from the front and side on, to identify any odd curvatures. they are shown these x-rays.

Every few years you get new x-rays and you can see the improvement. But that's jumping the gun.

Sometimes, especially with things like scoliosis, all other joints can be affected because a tilt in the centre of the spine will have consequences above it and below it. You can have mild scoliosis without realising it and one of the outworkings of it is hips being uneven.

the chiropractor shifts the way the bones are sat on top of each other, putting things back into alignment. this has nerve consquences, and it also has postural consequences. for instance, with something like a c1 whiplash injury like I've got, I can start to jam up. This is because the bones want to ossify around the injury. Sadly, I didn't know I had the injury and the bones have grown fingers on them that stop it being able to go exactly back to where it should go.

But they can move it a bit and release jammed discs. I can go in with a massive headache, with acid stomach, with tingling fingers, and the release of that joint will make those consequences go away.

It's not quackery, it's actually physics. It's simple simple physics. You now you have nerves, you know they travel down the spine, you know spines can come out of alignment and chiropractic is the simple process of shifting them back. Very basic.

Some doctors are incredibly anti chiropractic. Some doctors are very pro. It entirely depends on your doctor, but they do tend to approach things differently. A doctor will prescribe pain meds for the headache that the chiropractor will fix with a flick. Anyone who has been in severe agony, unable to bend more than 2 inches when they walked in, and perfectly fine as they walk out, knows that chiropractic performs a very necessary function in this world.

RebekahR84

I think I'll make an appointment. I think what Dunsirn is talking about is some chiropractors who claim they can use the practice to cure the common cold or mental issues. Back when I was in college, I took a pseudoscience class that discussed that branch of chiropractics, but the studies did make sure to point out that the other kind is actually a valid science. The uneven hips don't cause me any discomfort at all, but it's new. I used to work out a lot more; then I took a long break from it. Now that I've started back up, there's this unevenness that I know for a fact wasn't there before.

Cherimoose

Hello! While checking my dead-lift form, I looked up and noticed that one of my hips sits quite a bit lower than the other. I've tried to adjust my stance to make them even, but I can't seem to. Is there any sort of training I can do to make them even?

It's hard to say what the problem is without seeing you squat, but one reason that can happen is if the arch of one foot flattens out more than the other while squatting. That makes one knee cave inward, which drops the hip.

Another cause is having a tighter hip adductor muscle on one side, which again makes the knee cave inward. That's fairly common with women who cross their legs when they sit.

Chiro adjustments have little effect on both of those problems.

Try to upload a video of yourself squatting barefoot, filmed from the front or back, at hip level..

RebekahR84

Hello! While checking my dead-lift form, I looked up and noticed that one of my hips sits quite a bit lower than the other. I've tried to adjust my stance to make them even, but I can't seem to. Is there any sort of training I can do to make them even?

It's hard to say what the problem is without seeing you squat, but one reason that can happen is if the arch of one foot flattens out more than the other while squatting. That makes one knee cave inward, which drops the hip.

Another cause is having a tighter hip adductor muscle on one side, which again makes the knee cave inward. That's fairly common with women who cross their legs when they sit.

Chiro adjustments have little effect on both of those problems.

Try to upload a video of yourself squatting barefoot, filmed from the front or back, at hip level..

My husband will LOVE you for this suggestion (as long as I forward him a copy.) But I will do that. I can say that when I do squats, my right leg likes to turn in, though as long as I'm conscious of it, I can control it.

*** edited to put the CORRECT leg in.

IronSmasher

I think I'll make an appointment. I think what Dunsirn is talking about is some chiropractors who claim they can use the practice to cure the common cold or mental issues. Back when I was in college, I took a pseudoscience class that discussed that branch of chiropractics, but the studies did make sure to point out that the other kind is actually a valid science. The uneven hips don't cause me any discomfort at all, but it's new. I used to work out a lot more; then I took a long break from it. Now that I've started back up, there's this unevenness that I know for a fact wasn't there before.

No, I think Dunsirn is talking about there being absolutely no valid science in chiropractic care at all.
It's alternative medicine. Alternative to the medicine that has been proven effective.

bridgie101

I think I'll make an appointment. I think what Dunsirn is talking about is some chiropractors who claim they can use the practice to cure the common cold or mental issues. Back when I was in college, I took a pseudoscience class that discussed that branch of chiropractics, but the studies did make sure to point out that the other kind is actually a valid science. The uneven hips don't cause me any discomfort at all, but it's new. I used to work out a lot more; then I took a long break from it. Now that I've started back up, there's this unevenness that I know for a fact wasn't there before.

No, I think Dunsirn is talking about there being absolutely no valid science in chiropractic care at all.
It's alternative medicine. Alternative to the medicine that has been proven effective.

that might have been true in the crystal gazing 1970's but it's come a long way since then. And it has been proven effective. It's pretty mainstream nowadays, let me tell you. It's government funded treatment for certain kinds of accident in new zealand and ACC wouldn't be paying out if it didn't have to, trust me.

Hell. It's not even medicine. Doof. It's fecking physical manipulation. best used in conjunction with physiotherapy.

sarahrbraun

I have the same problem with my shoulders. I went to a Chiropractor. :flowerforyou:

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Due to several injuries, I have one hip that naturally sits higher than the other ( further back too). but over time it drifts higher. Back in August, my trainer looked at me and asked if I had any injuries he didn't know about because there was something "wonky" about my body mechanics. I went to see my chiropractor. Next session, the trainer said my body mechanics were back to "normal"

Dunsirn

don't bother with chiropractors, because they are fraudulent conmen with no real medical training or knowledge. go see a doctor.

(i'm sorry if that rather inflammatory statement offends anyone, but i'm deeply offended by pseudoscience and quackery).

You don't know what you're talking about.

chiropractic care operates on looking at when bones are slightly out of alignment. A new client will usually be x-ray'ed standing up, from the front and side on, to identify any odd curvatures. they are shown these x-rays.

Every few years you get new x-rays and you can see the improvement. But that's jumping the gun.

Sometimes, especially with things like scoliosis, all other joints can be affected because a tilt in the centre of the spine will have consequences above it and below it. You can have mild scoliosis without realising it and one of the outworkings of it is hips being uneven.

the chiropractor shifts the way the bones are sat on top of each other, putting things back into alignment. this has nerve consquences, and it also has postural consequences. for instance, with something like a c1 whiplash injury like I've got, I can start to jam up. This is because the bones want to ossify around the injury. Sadly, I didn't know I had the injury and the bones have grown fingers on them that stop it being able to go exactly back to where it should go.

But they can move it a bit and release jammed discs. I can go in with a massive headache, with acid stomach, with tingling fingers, and the release of that joint will make those consequences go away.

It's not quackery, it's actually physics. It's simple simple physics. You now you have nerves, you know they travel down the spine, you know spines can come out of alignment and chiropractic is the simple process of shifting them back. Very basic.

Some doctors are incredibly anti chiropractic. Some doctors are very pro. It entirely depends on your doctor, but they do tend to approach things differently. A doctor will prescribe pain meds for the headache that the chiropractor will fix with a flick. Anyone who has been in severe agony, unable to bend more than 2 inches when they walked in, and perfectly fine as they walk out, knows that chiropractic performs a very necessary function in this world.

with respect, yes i do know what i'm talking about - by way of validation my experience comes from over 20 years experience the NHS and RAF nursing services, working in acute medicine, orthopedics, accident & emergency, aeromedical evacuation and telehealth.

it's not science, or physics, it's errant nonsense - my practice is evidence based, and there's not a shred evidence (that isn't simply anecdotal like the evidence you've presented, which i'm sorry to hear about, by the way) to suggest that chiropractors, or reflexologists, or crystal healers or anyone that claims they've got magic hands do anything other than possibly a nice massage.

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/chiropractic/Pages/Evidence.aspx (states there is good evidence to suggest that chiro can help lower back pain, but no evidence to suggest that it's any better than conventional treatment)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BCA_v._Singh (detailing the landmark libel case)

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/mar/01/simon-singh-libel-case-chiropractors (detailing the arguments in a little more detail)

http://www.theage.com.au/national/health/call-for-age-limit-after-chiropractor-breaks-babys-neck-20130928-2ul6e.html (if you need further evidence of the harm that being an unqualified hack can do)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't put your faith in snake oil salesmen, consult proper medical professionals.