www. Char l es tonPhys i c i ans . com | www.Hea l thL i nksChar l es ton . com | 47 Hips don’t lie, according to the title song by Columbian singer songwriter Shakira. Though the hips in Shakira’s song are sending messages about physical attraction, hips today aren’t lying about pain linked to tight muscles, limited flexibility and even stress or trauma. For each person, for each discomfort, there are exercises, therapies and technologies to help keep the pain at bay. Energy healing and yoga that targets the hips are two popular ways to help your hips get their groove back, according to local experts. “Hip pain hits all types of people – the elderly, the sedentary, the physically active, the young. The pain is linked to a tightness that often occurs because of poor flexibility and a lack of stretching,” explained Robert Hamilton, an licensed massage therapist and Reiki master at Charleston Massage & Bodyworks in Mount Pleasant. Physical limitations aren’t the only causes of hip pain. “Emotions such as guilt, abandonment and lack of trust can be energetically stored within the hips and lower back, creating pain,” Hamilton said. “As a natural human reaction to experiencing trauma, the hips and shoulders may tense.” Hamilton provides unique energetic healing services, such as Reiki, to release these blocked energy centers. “With our upper and lower body being connected by our hips and our spinal cord, carrying our nervous systems and information, running through the central part of our body, this
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