@yourprimarycarept: 🫣 My poor husband has been complaining about back pain, and I finally decided to put my PT hat on and take a look at him today. 😬 Let’s just say I probably should have checked him out sooner! This is what a positive Thomas Test (hip flexor tightness test) can look like. Why does this matter? One of your hip flexor muscles, the psoas, attaches directly to your lumbar spine. When it becomes restricted or overly tight, it can contribute to increased tension, limited mobility, and discomfort through the lower back. Sometimes the source of your back pain isn’t actually your back! Just another reminder that the body is connected, and finding the why behind your pain is an important part of getting better. #PhysicalTherapy #roundrocktexas #HipFlexorTightness #LowBackPain #MovementMatters

tsell70 :

Lots of people have a Thomas test like that. It’s practically normal in men.

Yesiequin22 :

How do we fix it?

syd :

this was my friends thomas test….

🅰️ :

…….ok so what did you have him do????

The Black Ginger :

I can’t lay flat either cuz of my rear 🤣

Tanya :

How does this work if you have a big booty though. My back or thighs are always lifted when I lay flat. Should they both be flat? 😂

Robbie :

Men who are conditioned to not talk about their feelings have worse back pain

Miguel 412 :

is his pain in his lower back but somehow in the front of the spine? i dont know what i did and i cant stretch it. been like this all summer. cant straighten out. what is that

Eldorado1904 :

Does body squats fix this?

Kyra :

I really need a physical therapist friend and a lawyer friend

𝒲𝒪𝒪𝒯𝒟𝒜𝒲𝒪𝒪𝒯 :

I have terrible back pain but mine stays down( i have heds)would the test be the same?

Kimberly🦋 :

Time for yoga my dude

Morgan🌲 :

No me thinking he was just really tall for the bench

ShayFishes :

it's almost always weak/tight hips. I dealt with it for so long always throwing out my back until I started working on my hips. then no more issues

purls_and_curls :

To fix: you most certainly want to gently lengthen the psoas muscles. Someone else is likely going to need to help you with this. Second, strengthen the glutes. Third, continue to strengthen the hip flexor muscles and deep core in the CORRECT ways, and afterward stretch to lengthen them out again. It’s going to be a lifelong, intentional practice. Also, bonus if you do some hip openers with emotional processing.

rikardo :

inversion table 30sec is a life changer

Rach :

Ain’t shit funny to him 😂😭

emptysack :

steve-o?

not_a_bot100 :

Nismonick :

He needs some body tempering with some heavy rollers. His hamstring look super tight, try and find someone in sports medicine that does body tempering.

Southern Fried :

I have an issue where the flexor that goes from the outside of the pelvis to the inside of the knee is "either too short or way too tight" and it is literally pulling my pelvis down. When I herniated my L4-S1, they discovered that my S1 is much taller than it should be, so much so that they thought I had an extra vertebrae at first.

Nicholas :

There is a reason most people don’t use Thomas test and use modified Thomas or a different test altogether. Unreliable results

Barbra. :

he looks IN PAIN

Savanah Pfaucht :

My back pain nearly always comes from my hips!

Lexi🔎Jay :

hes stacked so he can put his legs flat