Can tight leg muscles cause back pain?
The simple answer to this is yes. The hanging will not increase the length of the muscles of the legs but might help to relax the muscles in the lower back and neck. The curves you are describing are there normally but in your case they have been exaggerated. Genetics may be partly the cause but in most people that have this problem is comes from poor self-esteem. Think better of yourself and some of the postural issues will improve. If you are still in therapy ask them to concentrate on posture for that is going to be one of the keys. The other is to increase the strength of the muscles of the hips and legs. What you are describing is a case where the pelvis is tilted forward because the hip flexors, the muscles that cause the thigh to elevate are weak. This has allowed the pelvis to rotate forward. That you will find has also cause the muscles of the abdominals to be weak, specifically the transverse abdominals, the hamstrings are tight and weak further allowing more instability of t
