Full Body System
Most chronic pain approaches treat where it hurts. The Set targets where it starts — the complete Primary Core™ and Secondary Core™ systems, six keystone muscles, one sequence.
DESCRIPTION
Created by a physical therapist, the Set targets the six keystone muscles most responsible for whole-body pain patterns — muscles that are too deep, too overlooked, or too hard to reach consistently with conventional care. When these muscles stay tight, pain travels: from the hips to the low back, from the neck to the jaw, from the shoulders to the head.
The Set works in sequence. Release the deep hip muscles with the Hip Hook and Orbit. Release the upper body tension drivers with the Range. Strengthen and stabilize with the Band. Understand the full picture with the book. Every tool has a specific job, and together they address what most approaches leave behind.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Hip Hook (Mark): The only tool clinically designed to target both the iliacus and psoas muscles (hip flexors)
Orbit: Eases you into the psoas and releases the back of the hip. Warm-up companion for the Hip Hook
Range: Relieves neck tension, headaches, and shoulder strain. Targets upper traps, suboccipitals, and pec minor
Band: Strengthens hips, glutes, and core after release. PT-approved exercise sequence included
Tight Hip, Twisted Core: The guidebook. Understand the science behind the method
Free Aletha Companion App: Step-by-step guidance from a physical therapist; available on iPhone only
PT Customer Support: Real physical therapists and movement specialists answer your questions
WILL THIS WORK FOR ME?
The Aletha devices are designed for people who’ve already tried everything and still haven’t found lasting relief. If that sounds like you, there’s a strong chance muscle tension in your keystone muscles is the missing piece.
Six deep muscles (the iliacus, psoas, piriformis, upper trapezius, suboccipitals, and pec minor) drive pain patterns throughout the entire body. Most approaches can’t reach them, or can’t reach them often enough. The Set targets all six with a specific sequence: release the primary core (Hip Hook + Orbit), release the secondary core (Range), then strengthen to maintain (Band).
71% of participants experienced reduced muscle tension after just one 90-second session with the Hip Hook,* and 57% of customers reported pain relief.**
*In a randomized controlled trial of 25 participants with chronic lower back pain. Results may vary.
**Based on a survey of 377 Aletha customers. User-reported experiences. Results may vary.
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The Set Targets the 6 Muscles Are Tight in Nearly Everyone
Iliacus (HIP HOOK)
96% of people have a tight iliacus. It’s the hidden driver of hip pain, SI joint issues, and low back tension.
PSOAS (HIP HOOK + ORBIT)
The deepest hip flexor. When it’s tight, your pelvis twists and your body compensates from the ground up.
PIRIFORMIS (ORBIT)
No one’s asking why the piriformis is tight in the first place. Hint: it starts in the hip flexors.
Upper Trapezius (Range)
The muscle that carries your stress. When it’s locked up, headaches and neck tension follow.
Pectoralis Minor (Range)
The muscle that rounds your shoulders forward. Release it and watch your posture change.
Suboccipitals (Range)
The tiny muscles at the base of your skull that control 80% of neck rotation. Tension here drives headaches.
Your hip flexors, deep hip rotators, and upper body tension muscles are prone to developing tightness for many reasons: excessive sitting, poor posture, stress, past injuries, and overuse. When these muscles are tight, they pull joints out of alignment, restrict mobility, and create pain patterns that radiate throughout the body.
The Set provides clinically designed devices that provide sustained pressure for 90 seconds per spot, interrupting the pain-spasm cycle, restoring blood flow, calming the nervous system, and allowing the muscle to release.
Release the foundation first (Hip Hook + Orbit), then the upper body (Range), then strengthen to maintain (Band).
PROVEN RESULTS
Results from a randomized controlled trial of participants with chronic low back pain (n=25). Individual results may vary
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Your Body Has a Sequence. So Does Recovery.
RELEASE
Tight muscles don’t respond well to strengthening. Release the tension first.
ALIGN
When keystone muscles release, your pelvis realigns, your spine straightens, and compensatory tension resolves on its own.
STRENGTHEN
Now strengthening actually sticks. The Band targets hips, glutes, and core to maintain your progress.
What’s in The Set — The Details
The Hip Hook (Mark)
The world’s first and only tool designed to release both the iliacus and psoas muscles.
Target muscles: Iliacus, psoas
Addresses: Hip pain, low back pain, SI joint pain, sciatica-like symptoms, tight hip flexors, leg length discrepancy
Key features: Patent-pending precision tip mimics a PT’s thumb. Rotates to access the iliacus on the inside of the pelvic bone. No other tool can do this.
The Orbit
The ideal warm-up and companion to the Mark. Releases the other side of the hip.
Target muscles: Psoas, piriformis, deep hip rotators, glutes
Addresses: Hip pain, glute tension, piriformis syndrome, SI joint pain
Key features: Clinically informed density (not too hard, not too soft). Perfect 4" diameter reaches the psoas region. Compact and travel-ready.
The Range
Like having a skilled practitioner at your fingertips for your neck and shoulders.
Target muscles: Upper trapezius, suboccipitals, pectoralis minor
Addresses: Neck pain, headaches, rounded shoulders, forward head posture, jaw pain, shoulder pain, stress
Key features: Three widths of anatomically designed tips that precisely target deep muscles at the base of the skull. No other tool matches the anatomy of the neck this way.
The Band
Release first, then strengthen. The Band completes the sequence.
Target muscles: Hips, glutes, core (multiple angles)
Addresses: Hip weakness, pelvic instability, muscle imbalances from tight hip flexors
Key features: Premium, soft, non-slip. 30–50 lbs resistance. Comes with PT-approved exercise manual. Won’t rip out your leg hairs.
The Companion App
Your personal PT, in your pocket. The free Aletha app guides every session so you never guess.
Addresses: Designed to answer all of your questions and be a tool you can return to any time you need it.
Key Features: Where to place each tool, how to adjust pressure, 90-second timer so you hold it long enough
Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain
The science behind the method.
Addresses: Understand WHY the tools work. Knowledge is the foundation of lasting change.
Key features: The bestselling guide by Christine Annie explains how tense muscles create pain patterns throughout your body and why releasing them changes everything.
Designed to Replace My Fingers
"After 25 years of clinical practice and treating thousands of patients, I kept finding the same hidden pattern, a tight iliacus muscle driving pain that no one was addressing. I designed the Hip Hook to give you the same deep release my patients get in my office, in the comfort of your own home."
Christine Annie, MPT - Founder of Aletha
Your Personal PT, in Your Pocket
Included: Free companion app
The free Aletha app was designed by a physical therapist to guide you through every release session. It shows you exactly where to place the Hip Hook, how much pressure to apply, and times your 90-second release automatically. You’ll never wonder if you’re doing it right.
*iOS (iphone Compatible Only)