08/12/2025
One-Sided Muscle Pain: From Legs, Hips, Back, to Neck
This is often caused by Muscles & Fascia that are connected as a single continuous sheet along one side of the body. When one point becomes tight, it “pulls” on other parts, creating a chain reaction of tension.
How do muscles on the whole side actually pull each other?
It is a line of fascia and muscle spanning from:
Sol of the foot → Calf → Hamstring → Hip → Back → Neck → Base of the ear → Skull.
When “One Point” is tight, for example:
• Tight Calf → Pulls Knee → Pulls Hip → Pulls Lower Back → Pulls Shoulder/Neck → Headache
• Tight Hip → Pulls Back → Pulls Neck → Pulls Shoulder
• Tight Neck/Shoulder → Can actually pull back down to the Lower Back as well.
They can pull on each other because the fascia acts as a single continuous sheet running the length of the body.
This Lateral Line (Side Body) connects from:
Outer Ankle → Outer Hip → Side of Torso → Ribs → Side of Neck → Base of Ear
When this line is tight → It causes pain along the entire side, from the bottom up to the head. Key muscles that cause “Neck–Shoulder–Head” pain spreading across the side include:
• Pain at the base of the skull (Occiput) – Head
• (Front Neck Muscles) → Pain at the temples – Around the eyes
• Pain at the back of the neck spreading down to the shoulder blade (Scapula)
• Throbbing headache when turning the neck
The Root Cause:
When the lower parts (Hips – Lower Back – Torso) pull or create tension → The neck tilts to compensate → Causing the upper muscles to overwork, eventually resulting in headaches.
