The beauty of applying the hill and valley approach to palpation of the hip flexor musculature is that the hip flexor muscles form an alternating contour of hill, valley, hill, valley, etc.
Individual muscles should be explored for what makes them distinct and extraordinary, in addition to their relationship to the kinematic function of the body.
Occupational and recreational activities can lead to cumulative trauma disorders: tissue damage resulting from repetitive demand over the course of time.
What happens when muscles become too entangled in their muscle groups? Focusing on the fascia that surrounds and separates muscles can help in a number of ways.