Daily Maestroism

DM #187

Saturday, November 26th, 2016

DM #187: No, it's not your SI joint popping in and out. Is there some motion at that joint? Sure. Enough that it'll make that deep clunk in your hip and not send you running immediately to the ER? No way.
I see folks complaining about that deep hip clunking all too often, and doing nothing about it. Earlier today I posted part I of a two part series dedicated to debunking the clunk, and tomorrow I'll drop the second part, so stay tuned.
So what's going on? It's all about core sequencing and stability. Have poor “core” stability and your hip flexors start working overtime to stabilize your spine. This means they can't eccentrically lengthen at the appropriate speed, and so as you lower your leg, the tendon clunks over the iliopectineal eminence of your pelvis. It's NOT your SI joint, it's not your labrum, it's not your spine shifting. While those things could all cause some noise, the likelihood is that because the clunking happens frequently but not all of the time (and you can make it stop if you watched the video from earlier) it's NOT structural.
How to get rid of it? Improved core stability and sequencing which starts with, you guessed it, proper breathing.
Tune in tomorrow for part II and a little more discussion on getting rid of that clunk.
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