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Read on Google ↗Tight hips and glutes from a life of sitting
Deep tightness in the hips and glutes, a stiff feeling when you stand after sitting, that hard-to-reach ache in the back pocket. For people who sit all day, the hips and glutes quietly tighten — and gentle, focused hands-on work helps them release.
Common causes
- Long hours sitting at a desk or driving
- Under-used glutes and tight hip flexors
- Repetitive training without enough recovery
- Posture and one-sided daily habits
- Stress-related muscle guarding
Is this something I can help with?
Honesty first. Gentle hands-on work is wonderful for everyday, muscular tension — and wrong for anything that needs a doctor. Here's the plain line between the two.
✔ I can usually help if…
- Tight, achy hips and glutes, worse after sitting
- Stiffness easing once you move around
- Muscular tightness with no leg numbness or shooting pain
- Tension that responds to stretching, heat and massage
➜ Please see a doctor first if…
- Pain shooting down the leg, or numbness/tingling in the leg or foot
- Hip pain after a fall or injury
- Deep hip-joint pain, catching or giving way
- Fever, unexplained weight loss, or night pain
- Weakness in the leg
If any of these apply, this isn't the right treatment — and I'll gladly help point you toward the right professional.
What I do to help
In a session I combine gentle techniques, choosing the mix for your body — nothing forceful, no cracking:
Soft-tissue & myofascial release — slow, massage-like work to unwind tight muscle and fascia.
Comfort-controlled focused pressure — targeted trigger-point work, always within your comfort.
Booking
Sessions: 30 min $90 · 50 min $120 · 80 min $160 (+HST); first visit starts with a 30-min assessment ($90), begun online with your intake forms. See the full treatment and prices →