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flexor is an umbrella term describing an injury to one or more of the
several muscles that the hip flexor contains.
If you pain started after a blunt trauma to this area, you probably have a
bruised hip flexor. Now it can really be hard to tell the difference
between a bruised and a pulled hip flexor, because you will often
experience pain when lifting the leg either way.
The difference is that in a stationary position, a bruised muscle will be
very sensitive if you touch it. So to diagnose it, stand up and slowly
apply pressure to the different part of the hip flexor, so if the pain felt
while applying pressure is similar in intensity to the pain felt lifting your
leg, your probably have only a bruised muscle, and yes, this is great
news.
Let me remind you that bruised muscles only require a few days of rest
and you will be ready to go although maybe a bit sore. So to speed up
healing apply a moderate amount of heat to the area 2-3 times a day with
a heat pack or warm towel, and this will stimulate blood flow and kick
start your healing system. So if you want to cure your hip flexor injury
right here and right now then please visit unlock your hip flexor.com.
What is a hip flexor strain?
Now that you have identified you have a pulled hip flexor, you need to
classify it into one of three types of pulls after you have determined what
class of pull you have and then you begin to treat it. So if you can move
your leg to your chest without much discomfort then you are most likely
to have a first degree strain, this is the best kind you could have.