Now thereās a sensational title to draw you in! Admit it I got ya!
I thought would do a quick bloggy thing on anterior pelvic tilts (APT) and the associated problems they may cause based on a recent discussion I had. It is certainly not an original post by any means but it is a topic that will not die. In fact any blog post out there that focuses on a bit of the research into this topic rather than just the theory is just a drop in the ocean compared to the mountains of wellā¦stories really. These pieces tend to be thick on biomechanical theory of X pulls Y and causes Z (generally pain) but much thinner on any real science to back it up.
That theory may go a bit like this. You sit too much therefore your hip flexors get tight which pull your pelvis into an anterior pelvic tilt that increases your lumbar lordosis which gives you your back pain.
The humble APT is blamed for all sorts from lower back pain to groin pain and hip pain, in fact any pain that is remotely connected to any
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