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stable. For example, when walking through beach sand, your brain tells your ankles, knees,
and hips how to behave to stay balanced. If your brain feels like your body is unstable, it will
call in extra muscles to help improve that stability. So it will tighten big muscles that are
typically only used for large movements. This is how you get the “tight muscles” versus “short
muscles.” Well, what is a short muscle then? This may be the case if a muscle has been tight,
or put in a shortened position, for so long that the body adapts to having a shorter muscle.
The easiest way to think about this is when people wear high heels. If done daily for a long
period of time, the calf muscle will gradually shorten.
Therefore, in order for one of your hamstrings to be shorter (instead of tighter) than the
other, you would have to be sitting for 12 hours a day with one knee bent under your chair
and the other outstretched in front of you. Now, onward to why hamstrings get tight!
BACK PAIN
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How To Get Rid Of Back Pain Without Risking Surgery Or Taking Pills
Your next logical question might be “Well, why aren’t those muscles doing their job?” The
answer is pretty straight forward. We spend most of our day going forwards when we move.
We don’t really spend a lot of time going sideways or rotating, which is exactly what these
muscles are for. Over time, you develop an imbalance between these small stabilizers and the
big movers. So the brain starts using the big movers for stability AND movement. This leads
to the hamstrings being overused and feeling tight.
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Stretching tight hamstrings will NEVER work because they are tight for a reason, to give
stability. Now that you know why hamstrings get tight, read on to find out how it causes low
back pain and how to fix it!
Give this a shot for a couple of weeks, and if you’re still experiencing issues give us a call.
There are 45 muscles that attach to your pelvis, any one of them can over compensate for the
others. Sometimes people need a more individualized approach, and we have seen this
approach work for people who have had issues for well over 5, 10, or 25 years. Best of luck to
you and let us know if we can be of assistance!
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