Should I Run with Hip Flexor Pain?

Treatment for Hip Flexor Pain. Rest. Initially it is typically best to rest including stopping all running activity for a period of time and tapering down from your regular exercise activity and any activity that worsens your symptoms. You should not return to running until you can be pain-free throughout the day.

Is running good for tight hip flexors?

'All day, we do the unnatural – sitting – and then we try to do the natural – running – and our bodies aren't ready for it. ' To run far more efficiently (and, crucially, without pain), strategically opening and also strengthening your hip flexors needs to be part of your running routine.

Can you exercise with a hip flexor strain?

Since the hip flexors are so easy to overuse and strain, it is important to stretch them before exercise or strenuous activity. Because of their connectedness to other muscle groups in the legs (like the quadriceps), it is important to stretch the muscle group as a whole, not individually.