Pelvic pain can develop for many reasons. Typically, there is some sort of connection with muscle tension that irritates and tightens the muscles of the pelvic floor themselves or even the nerves that go through those muscles.

If you look at this model, you can see that there's a couple of muscles that are highlighted here — the psoas and the iliacus muscles. You can see how the iliacus really goes right to the inside surface of the pelvis. There are also many other muscles that create the pelvic bowl of your pelvic floor.

When one of these muscles, like the iliacus, gets irritated it can create almost a tugofwar phenomenon to happen. When you have muscle tension in one place, it's going to create muscle tension in other places because those muscles are going to be trying to create “balance” on either side of the body.

So in this example, if you have tension in your iliacus or your psoas muscle, the muscles on the back side of the hips will play tugofwar and tighten up too. This can include the piriformis and the other deeper hip rotator muscles, such as the obturator internus/externus, gemellus inferior/superior, and the quadratus femoris muscles.

These muscles are super close and are intimately connected to your pelvic floor and they are very commonly tight together. Releasing tension in these muscles and getting the pelvis into better alignment can help issues with the pelvic floor improve over time, and reduce pelvic pain.
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The Hip Hook is the world’s only muscle release tool designed specifically for psoas release and iliacus release (your body’s main hip flexors). Using the Hip Hook just a few minutes a day can provide longterm pain relief to your hips, knees, and lower back.

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While there are many users of the Hip Hook with pelvic floor pain who have been successful and experienced positive results, it is recommended that you please consult with your healthcare practitioner before using this muscle release tool to assess your particular situation.