Hip
Hip Osteoarthritis
- Common cause of hip pain over age of 50
- Decreased movements of the joint specifically flexion and inward rotation
- Backward tilting of the pelvis
- Morning stiffness
- Often seen in high BMI population
Special Test
- FADIS test
- FABER test
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- IFT
- Dry needling
Therapeutic Exercise
- Weight reduction
- Manual Therapy
- Quadripod Rock back
- Single Knee to chest
- Hamstring stretch
- Standing hip adductor stretch
- Hip flexor stretch
- Joint mobilization
- Manual traction
Hip Labral Tear
- Pain in the front of the hip
- Generalised joint pain
- Popping, locking, snapping feeling from hip
- Feeling of instability
Special Test
- CLICK test
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- TENS
- Dry needling
Therapeutic Exercise
- Hip extension leaning over a table
- Hip abduction strengthening
Piriformis Syndrome
- Irritated sciatic nerve caused by the compression or injury of piriformis muscle
- Buttocks pain
- Pain radiating to back of the thighs and lower leg
- Pain increases with sitting
Special Test
- FAIR test
- Piriformis length test at 90°
- Piriformis length test at 60°
- Palpation of piriformis muscle
Treatment
- Electrotherapy
- Dry needling
Therapeutic Exercise
- Piriformis stretch
- Sciatic nerve mobilization
- Gluteus muscle strengthening
Groin Strain
- Strain on the adductor muscle
- Caused by excessive stretch during which the muscle is being contracted
Special Test
- Palpation of adductor muscle
- Manual muscle testing
Treatment
- Cryotherapy
Therapeutic Exercise
- Hip ROM exercise
- Adductor press
- Progressive adductor strengthening
- Strengthening using theraband
- Dynamic stretching exercise
- Butt kickers
- Deep walking lunges
- Lunge twist
- High kicks
Pelvic Girdle Pain
- Pain usually felt in same side of the joint, buttoks, back of the thigh or in groin
- Association with increased BMI
- Gluteal or pelvic floor muscle dysfunction
- Joint hypermobility
- Periods or amenhorria
- Associated with pregnancy
Treatment
- Pelvic floor muscle strengthening
- Bent knee fall outs
- Hip abductor and adductor muscle strengthening
Therapeutic Exercise
- Soft tissue massage
- Isometrics to elbow extensors
- Joint mobilization
- Quadripod forward rocking
- Prone lift off