14/08/2026
Your hip pain might actually start at your feet… 👣
It sounds strange, doesn’t it?
But your body isn’t made up of lots of completely separate parts. It’s a connected system of muscles, fascia, joints and tissues — and tension in one area can influence how another area moves.
Think about your feet. They are your foundation.
When the tissues around the soles of your feet, calves and ankles become tight or restricted, it can change the way you walk and move. Your body may then compensate further up the chain — through the knees, hamstrings, pelvis and eventually the hips.
This is where the myofascial lines become really interesting.
The fascia forms interconnected pathways throughout the body. One of these pathways, often called the Superficial Back Line, runs from the underside of the foot, through the calf and hamstrings, towards the pelvis and up the back of the body.
So when you come to me with hip tension, I don’t necessarily want to only work on your hip.
I want to look at the bigger picture. 👣
How are your feet moving?
How tight are your calves?
What is happening through your hamstrings?
How is your pelvis moving?
And how is your body compensating?
Your hip pain may not be caused by your feet — there can be many reasons for pain — but sometimes the area that hurts isn’t the only area that needs attention.
✨ Your body is connected. Your treatment should be too.
This is why I take a holistic, whole-body approach to massage — looking beyond the obvious and helping your body release tension where it may be holding it.
Sometimes, the key to understanding one area of the body is to look somewhere completely different. 💜
Try my Thai foot massage therapy connects all the dots 😍
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