Unlocking Hip Health: The Secret to Strength, Mobility, and Performance

Hip Efficiency and Dysfunction
The hip is one of the most powerful and efficient joints in the body, designed to deliver seamless strength and mobility through thousands of movements every day. However, prolonged postures — whether sitting at a desk or standing in one position for hours — create subtle but significant changes in tissue quality. Muscles and connective tissues lose elasticity, weakening the hip’s ability to fully contract and stabilize. Even small losses in hip range of motion and motor control can lead to large increases in compensatory effort during movement, placing extra strain on surrounding muscles and reducing overall power output (Sahrmann, 2002, Lewis & Sahrmann, 2010, Kibler et al., 2006). These patterns often go unnoticed until pain, weakness, or performance loss surfaces. Sedentary postures, regardless of sitting or standing for long hours, are among the biggest hidden threats to hip function, leading to gradual loss of mobility and strength.

Specialized Care and True Solutions
Typical solutions like stretching the hip flexors or foam rolling the piriformis are helpful, but can often miss an underlying root of the problem. We’ve studied under the world’s leading researchers in fascial dysfunction for over a decade, and we understand that true recovery requires identifying the missing structures and dysfunctional fascial chains unique to your needs. While physical therapy, massage, and sports-specific training are essential tools, if the underlying system is dysfunctional, then dysfunction is what gets reinforced. Fundamental movement doctors help you uncover the unique imbalances within your system that are holding you back from optimal performance and pain-free living.

We love our anatomy! – Bones, Ligaments, Muscles, Nerves, Arteries
The hip joint is a ball-and-socket connection between the pelvis (ilium, ischium, and pubis) and the femur, stabilized by powerful ligaments like the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and ischiofemoral ligaments. Thirteen key muscles span the pelvis and femur to create movement, while thirteen motor and sensory nerves coordinate control and feedback. Blood supply is primarily delivered by branches of the iliac and femoral arteries, which nourish both the muscles and bones critical to hip function and longevity.

Anatomical Function – Major Actions and Fascial Chains
Each muscle around the hip specializes in precise movements: the glutes extend and stabilize, the iliopsoas flexes, the adductors pull inward, and the deep rotators fine-tune rotation. These muscles are deeply linked through fascial chains — the gluteals connect into the thoracolumbar fascia, the adductors into the pelvic floor, and the hip flexors into the deep front line. Dysfunction in one area can ripple throughout these chains, limiting both mobility and full power generation across the entire system.

Daily Mobility and Fascial Hygiene
Mobility is not a one-time fix — it’s a daily hygiene practice. Just as you brush your teeth every day, you must care for your fascia and joints to keep them supple, strong, and pain-free through consistent “fascial hygiene.” Modern transportation allows us to sit for long periods, which is a major contributor to hip dysfunction, gradually shrinking your range of motion without you even realizing it. When we walk more, we naturally achieve 10,000 to 20,000 hip extension repetitions per day. Without daily walking built into our routines, we must be intentional about recreating that movement to preserve hip health.

Fundamental Movement with a purpose
We are fundamental movement doctors, practicing the gold standard of soft tissue and fascial care. Fundamental movement doctors use detailed assessment and expert-guided movement correction, and have helped thousands of people unlock the natural power and freedom their bodies were designed to express. This freedom isn’t reserved for a select few — it’s available to everyone, including you. You’ve earned the right to move freely, powerfully, and without limits.
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References

1. Sahrmann, S. A. (2002). Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes.
2. Lewis, C. L., & Sahrmann, S. A. (2010). Acetabular Labral Tears: Association with Abnormal Hip Motion. Physical Therapy, 90(5), 685–696.
3. Kibler, W. B., Press, J., & Sciascia, A. (2006). The Role of Core Stability in Athletic Function. Sports Medicine, 36(3), 189–198