The " Pelvic Wheel "

Discover How Muscle Imbalances of the Hip Lead To Quadricep and Hamstring Muscle Strains

The Pelvic Wheel

Many injuries in both the upper body and lower are an indirect result of an imbalanced " Pelvic Wheel " around the hip.

This wheel consists of six muscles that attach to the hip bone in both the front and back of the body.

The muscles in the front of the body are the lower abdominals, psoas and rectus femoris muscle. The muscles in the back of the body are the erector spinae muscles - referred to as the "erectors", glutes (buttocks) and the hamstrings.

This imbalance leads to shortened and tight rectus femoris and erector spinae muscles, lengthened and weak lower abdominal, glute and hamstring muscles.

The key muscle in this situation is the psoas muscle (hip flexor). It has a direct attachment to anterior aspect of the spine and the femur (thigh bone).

Unless otherwise addressed this muscle is consistently in a shortened position due daily activities. Children sit most of the time in class and also sit at home to eat and due homework.

Naturally this muscle stays in the shortened position.

Once the pelvic wheel imbalances are corrected both hamstring and quadricep muscle strains are less likely to occur.