The Hip–Spine Relationship
How hip motion and strength can influence tasks without blaming every back problem on hip mechanics.
The hips, pelvis, and lumbar spine share motion during bending, walking, lifting, and sport. If one strategy is uncomfortable or restricted, a person may use another. That compensation is not automatically harmful, and no single hip angle predicts back pain reliably.
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