Part 1 - Don't Skip the Hips!

Do your knees collapse inward? Pain on the outside of the hip or knee when squatting, running or climbing stairs? You may have limited hip mobility!

Our hips are a ball and socket joint, which means they should be able to rotate in all directions. However, muscular tightness and weakness can limit the range of motion of the hips. The ability of the hip to rotate internally and externally affects our ability to perform daily movements like squatting, running or even walking, with good form. A lack of mobility in this area will cause other parts of the body to compensate, resulting in knees collapsing and feet turning outward or inward. Over time, we experience symptoms such as pain and tightness on the inside or outside of the knees.

Try these hip mobility tests to test the range of motion of your hips in internal rotation and external rotation.

Stay tuned for Part 2 to find out how you can improve mobility of the hips!