Tight Hip, Twisted Core: The Key to Unresolved Pain - by Koth, Christine and Pimas, Masha (Paperback, Aug 13, 2019) Paperback

Iliopsoas, iliacus, psoas, hip... the hip I knew about.I found Ms. month's book informative, easy to understand, and useful.The exercises are easy to follow and apply. As an ice hockey goaltender in me early 60s, it natural to feel some aches, pain, and stiffness in the hips and lower back. Understanding how our body is built, then why the pain occurs, naturally leads to curiosity for relief, and this book delivers. Applying the simple terms and using supporting diagrams for direction, has made my life after play, much better. Using this information has also assisted me in making changes in daily activities, so I move a lot more easily.I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in having more mobility and less pain in all of your physical activities.

I am a physician and I read Ms. Koth's book with a great deal of medical knowledge. All I can say is wow!!! This book is so informative and helpful. I have had a significant reduction in my own hip pain through the release of my Iliacus muscle. She is absolutely right that in many ways unfortunately my profession has become too reactive in treating symptoms rather than root causes. Our sedentary life style is not only the root cause of hip pain but many other physical and mental health issues. Please take care of your Iliacus and all of the other physical and mental aspects of self. If we all just took some time each day for self care big pharma might just have less opportunity to take your money. Thanks Christine for unlocking my hip and reminding me about the best aspects of medicine!

I'm a competitive powerlifter and this book has helped so much. After reading just the first chapter I was able to identify my iliopsoas. Then I immediately ordered a psoas release tool off of Amazon and started laying on it before and after training. Not only is pain now gone, but I can squat deeper. Which this book suggests you avoid. But that's the sport I do, so now I've learned that the least I can do is tend to this muscle group diligently. Now when I get bodywork, we don't spend the whole session on hip release. Great info, everybody who is in sport should know this.

I've had a lifetime of foot pain and several years of recurring knee pain, hip pain, lower back pain, arch pain, metatarsal pain, and plantar fasciitis. The pain would move from one area to another, go away inexplicably, and then come back again over and over again. Most recently, I've had excruciating hip and glute pain that prevented me from walking, and a feeling that one leg is longer than the other. The traditional medical community basically failed me. The podiatrist only considered my feet. A sports orthopedist had no interest in a middle aged woman who didn't have an extreme sports injury, and PT only focused on a one body part at a time -- hip OR knee. I started a journey to find out what was happening in my body and why.I first discovered the work of Katy Bowman (Move Your DNA). Aha! Interesting ... alignment and load can create pain and issues in different parts of the body. Her work is fascinating and entertaining, well worth exploring, but a little science geeky and not as approachable as I would like. Then I accidentally came across Tight Hip, Twisted Core on Amazon and bought it immediately. Every page, every symptom, every diagram was like looking in a mirror. I read it as fast as I could. It's easy to read, conversational, and the science is easy to grasp. I couldn't wait to get to the "fix". Even before I got to the section on the exercises and pressure points, I tried just applying pressure to the recommended areas and painful tissues with my thumb. Instant relief! I even watched as I pressed an area on my upper thigh, felt an energy flow into my foot, and saw my ankle swelling go down before my eyes. I am a believer!I ordered the small orange ball that is available with the program (also Amazon). I just received it so have not yet done the movements with the ball, but I have done the pelvic alignment exercise several times today and have no pain at the end of a long day at my desk. The movements are so gentle, easy and short that they will be easy to incorporate into my day. I'm looking forward to what a more regular application of the program will bring. I will put off investing in the Hip Hook until I see what kind of relief I can get using the ball. If this sounds like your story, I encourage you to read this book.