Hip Pain
Hip pain refers to discomfort or soreness experienced in the hip region, commonly caused by a variety of underlying conditions. These may include osteoarthritis, bursitis, muscle strains, fractures, or referred pain from the lower back or pelvis.
Subscribe to the BlogThe Glutes and the ITB
The ITB is one of those parts of the body that everyone loves to hate. When gyms were open, you would invariably see dozens of people a day rolling out their tight and tender ITBs. However, what most of these people don’t know is that the way to a painless ITB future is often getting…read more
How Successful Is Hip Labral Tear Surgery Really?
On this page: What is the hip labrum? What is a hip labrum tear? What is FAI? Can physical therapy help FAI? Can a hip labral tear heal itself? Will a cortisone shot help a torn hip labrum? What’s the hip labral tear surgery success rate? What is the hip labral tear surgery success rate?…read more Should You Perform a Hamstring Stretch for Chronically Tight Hamstrings?
If you ask any active person, tight hamstrings seem to be a bane of modern society. Why? Should you be stretching them all the time if they never fully let go? Is there a better way to solve the problem? Let’s explore these topics. Why Are My Hamstrings so Tight? Are your hamstrings often so…read more Only About Half of Hip Arthroscopy Patients Report Long-Term Satisfaction
In addition to many studies showing hip arthroscopy for hip impingement and hip labrum tears aren't a good idea, now it seems almost half of patients who pull the trigger on this surgery aren't satisfied with the results long term... Labrum Tear on Your MRI? It May Not Be Related to Your Hip Pain
Orthopedic surgeons have created yet another mass hysteria in patients over this issue of hip labrum tears. I have spoken with hundreds of patients over the last 5–10 years who are absolutely terrified about a small tear on an MRI image observed by a radiologist after they developed hip pain. While surgery is often recommended,…read more
Will a Hip Replacement Lower My Risk of Falls?
It’s hard to imagine when you’re young and healthy, but the single biggest cause of death among otherwise healthy elderly people is falling. Hence, fall prevention is a big deal. Researchers recently set out to discover whether getting your hip replaced would help reduce falls. What they found makes sense. My Neighbors I live in…read more RIP Hip Impingement Surgery?
OK, let’s be honest here. The research base behind the world’s most common orthopedic surgical procedures is blowing up or, more accurately, falling down. It’s been an absolutely awful run for common procedures like knee debridement, meniscectomy, rotator cuff repair, and other common surgeries that make up many billions in annual healthcare spending in the U.S. Frankly,…read more Loose Ligamentum Teres? A New Injection May Help
The ligamentum teres, which lives in your hip, is the red-headed stepchild of ligaments. I say that because most doctors couldn’t tell you where it lives, and the ones who know it’s in the hip mostly ignore it. Yet this ligament is critical for hip stability in dancers, figure skaters, and other athletes who use…read more 
