Anterior pelvic tilt - remedial therapy jaipur

 As a deep tissue remedial massage therapist, many times i have clients coming in with an anterior pelvic tilt.

So what is an anterior pelvic tilt and how do i know i have this?

An anterior pelvic tilt is where the arch in your back is more pronounced, your hip flexors at the front are tight and tend to be shortened, causing the pelvis to tilt anteriorly/forward. 

You tend to be able to spot if you have an anterior pelvic tilt, as the curve in your back is more pronounced and your abdomen tends to bulge out, regardless of the level of body fat.  It's almost like your pelvis is pointing downwards and your bottom muscles sticking out.

Not everyone who has an anterior pelvic tilt has an issue.  Genetics can have created this or people can function normally with an anterior pelvic tilt and not experience any pains or problems with their body mechanics.....however when people are coming to see me and complaining of pain in their thighs and lower back and have this pelvic tilt, then it's a good tell tale sign that it's something for me to work on. 

What could have caused this?

As already mentioned, it can be simply genetics that you're having to work with but it can also be from

-lots of sitting, shortening the hip flexors, using the back muscles (erector spinae) for greater support rather than core muscles.

-Pregnancy where the hips are rotated forward to make space for baby and post birth with the lifting and holding.

Massage is especially helpful for loosening up the tight muscles and working on fatigued muscles that are having to overcompensate for the week muscles.  They can loosen up the tight fascia and remove restrictions so you can work on strengthening the area which is a big help for getting that pelvis back into neutral alignment.

There's many great YouTube videos out there and you can search for them and read up more on the subject on anterior pelvic tilt.  You can pop in for a treatment so we can assess and see what's going on and if it's likely to be an anterior pelvic tilt or something else such as S.I joint dysfunction, piriformis syndrome, or even posterior pelvic tilt.  But exercise and reconditioning your thought process are big steps in correcting this issue.  Here's some exercises to get you started.  In particular the pelvic tilt is very helpful in getting you to recognise what a neutral and posterior pelvic tilt feels like so you can work on shifting out of that anterior pelvic tilt.

https://www.healthline.com/health/fitness-exercise/anterior-pelvic-tilt-exercises#pelvic-tilt