Can the Mark address my pain?

• Can the Mark help my issue?

  Tension and imbalance in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) directly impact the alignment and movement of the "core" of your body. This often leads to pain around the lower back, hips, and pelvis. If left untreated, the effects eventually work their way up and down the chain, contri...

• Can the Mark help with lower back pain?

  Muscle tension in the hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) and the deep hip rotators (like the piriformis) can contribute to back pain. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When tight or there are imbalances side to side, these muscles pull and twist these areas ou...

• Can the Mark help with SI joint pain?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles can contribute to SI joint pain. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, SI joint, tailbone, and hips. When tight or there are imbalances side to side, these muscles can pull and twist these areas out of alignment. This creates more t...

• Can the Mark help with sciatica or piriformis syndrome?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to sciatica or piriformis syndrome. When they become tight, the opposing muscles on the back side of the hips, such as the piriformis, also tend to tighten up. When tight, the piriformis can cause discomfort deep in the ...

• Can the Mark help me if I have a disc injury?

  The psoas and iliacus (your hip flexors) function to provide stability and support the pelvis and spine in their proper alignment. When tight, these muscles can pull the lower back out of alignment, which may place extra strain or compression on the joints, nerves, and discs in the lumbar spine a...

• Can the Mark help with an anterior pelvic tilt?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to anterior pelvic tilt. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When tight, these muscles can pull the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt and create pressure on the lumbar spine. This cau...

• Can the Mark help with a rotated pelvis or leg length discrepancy?

  The psoas and iliacus (your hip flexors) attach to the lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When functioning optimally, they support these areas in their natural alignment. If these muscles become tight or if one side becomes tighter than the other, it creates an imbalance in the body. The pelvis begi...

• Can the Mark help me improve hip impingement?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip impingement. These muscles attach directly to your hips and pelvis. When tight, they can rotate the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt which closes off the amount of space for the hip to move within the hip join...

• Can the Mark help with pain from a hip labrum tear?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip labrum injuries. These muscles attach directly to the hips and pelvis. When tight, these muscles pull the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt, decreasing the available space within the joint. This restricts the h...

• Can the Mark help me improve IT band pain?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to IT band pain. The iliotibial (IT) band is a long piece of connective tissue that begins at the iliac crest of the pelvis, runs down the outside of the leg, and crosses the knee joint where it attaches to the tibia (or...

• Can the Mark help me improve knee pain?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to knee pain. When tight, these muscles pull the pelvis forward into an anteriorly tilted position. This restricts motion coming from the hip and also affects how well the hip fits into the hip socket. This can cause the...

• Can the Mark help me improve pelvic floor pain?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to pelvic floor pain. These muscles attach to the inside of the pelvis and the connective tissue of the iliacus blends with the bowl of the pelvic floor. When tight, these muscles can pull the pelvis out of alignment and...

• Can the Mark help me improve hip bursitis?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip bursitis. These muscles attach directly to your pelvis and hips. When tight, these muscles can restrict motion and pull and twist these areas out of alignment. This creates more tightness around the hips and may c...

• Can the Mark help me with hip arthritis?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip arthritis. These muscles attach directly to your hips and pelvis. When tight, they can rotate the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt, which closes off the amount of space for the hip to move within the hip joint...

• Can the Mark help me with hip flexor tendonitis?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip flexor tendonitis. These muscles attach directly to your hips and pelvis. When tight, they can rotate the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt, which increases friction within the hip and causes tightness in the s...

• Can the Mark help me with facet joint arthritis in my back?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to lumbar facet joint arthritis. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When tight, these muscles can pull the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt and create downward pressure on the lumba...

• Can the Mark help me if I have hip dysplasia?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) often develops in those with hip dysplasia, where the hip socket doesn't fully encapsulate the ball of the femur (thigh bone). This makes the hip unstable and causes the brain to tighten up these muscles to create stability and protect...

• Can the Mark help with scoliosis?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to developing scoliosis. These muscles connect directly to the spine, pelvis, and hips. A tighter hip flexor on one side of the body causes one of the pelvic bones to be more anteriorly rotated than the other, holding th...

• Can the Mark help with tailbone pain?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to tailbone pain because they directly impact the alignment of the bones making up your pelvis -- 2 ilium bones, the sacrum, and the coccyx (your tailbone). Tension and imbalance in these muscles twist the pelvis and can...

• Can the Mark help with snapping hip syndrome?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to snapping hip syndrome. These muscles insert near your hip at the inside of the femur in the groin region. Tension in these muscles restricts your ability to move your hip freely in certain ranges of motion, where the ...

• Can the Mark help me if I am hypermobile?

  People who are hypermobile (such as dancers, yogis, or those diagnosed with a hypermobility syndrome like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome) can achieve a greater range of motion with their joints than someone who is naturally much tighter. Despite this increased range of motion, people who are hypermobile ...

• Can the Mark help with groin pain?

  Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to groin pain. These muscles cross the hip joint and insert along the inside of the femur in the groin region. When these muscles become tight, the range of motion coming from the hip joint is restricted and the surround...

• Can I use the Mark if I have spondylolisthesis?

  Some people experience what is called spondylolisthesis, where one of the vertebrae in your lumbar spine slips forward onto the vertebra directly beneath it (e.g. L5 slips over S1, or L4 slips over L5). This condition may be present from birth, but can also develop over time as the result of wear...

• Are there people who should NOT use the Mark?

  Please review our safety information here. There are certain circumstances where it is not recommended to use the Mark because there has been no official data confirming its safety under these conditions. If you fall into one of these categories, consult your healthcare practitioner prior to use...

• Can I use the Mark if I have had surgery to repair an inguinal hernia?

  Although people who have had an inguinal hernia repair surgery have used the Mark successfully and experienced positive results, we recommend you consult with your physician before use to determine the stability of your particular repair to ensure that it has fully healed before using the Mark. ...

• Can I use the Mark if I've had a hip replacement?

  Although people who have had hip replacement surgery have used the Mark successfully and experienced positive results, we recommend that you please consult with your healthcare practitioner first to ensure that the area is fully healed and stable before using the tool in your particular situation...

• Can I use the Mark when pregnant?

  No, please do not use the Mark if you are pregnant. Read More: Are there people who should NOT use the Mark?

• When is it safe for me to use the Mark after having surgery?

  Although many people have been successful and experienced positive results using the Mark, our new and improved Hip Hook, following surgery, it is recommended that you please consult with your healthcare practitioner to ensure that the surgically repaired area has sufficiently healed and is stabl...