Ep 62. The Hidden Truth Behind Lateral Pelvic Tilts (Hip Hike)

Most people think a hip hike is a muscle problem — something to stretch, release, or strengthen away. In this episode, Alex breaks down why that's backwards. A hip hike isn't the cause of dysfunction, it's the result of it: a compensation for where your base of support, pelvis, and spine are positioned in space. Alex walks through the full mechanical chain, from foot pronation to femoral rotation to rib cage position, and lays out the sequence for actually resolving it.

What You'll Learn

• Why muscle tightness at the hip is a reaction, not a root cause
• How a shifting base of support drives the pelvis (and eventually the whole spine) to rotate
• The specific chain reaction behind a right hip hike: base of support shift → pelvic rotation → spinal rotation → compensatory hike
• Why the "down" hip matters just as much as the "hiked" hip — and what's happening at that low, posterior side
• The role of hip flexion and internal rotation (or the lack of it) in triggering the hike
• A practical restoration sequence: restore hip flexion/IR → decompress the posterior pelvis → drive hip extension while keeping the pelvis open → let the opposite side accept force and pronate

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