Hip arthroscopy has been one of the fastest evolving orthopaedic surgeries of the past few decades, with incidence rates increasing upwards of 600% (Reiman, 2015). Due to higher rates of FAI, labrum tears, and chondrolabral damage, more and more athletes and active individuals are opting for hip arthroscopy (Reiman et al., 2016). Most will undergo […]
From the topics covered in my previous posts, it’s clear that I enjoy working and learning about hips. But this hasn’t always been the case. I used to find hips very overwhelming. There are so many anatomical structures that could be generating pain, not to mention referral from the SI joint, low back and red flags! Hips were my kryptonite. I remember […]
Femoroacetabular impingement has recently become an epidemic in youth sports. We are starting to see more and more young athletes suffering from groin/hip pain caused by these abnormal bony changes. At this point, this condition is still poorly understood in terms of cause and prevention. But the only way to find the root cause of […]
Hip issues in sports have become much more prevalent in recent years, along with an exponential increase in hip surgeries. We are seeing more athletes training around hip/groin injuries and rehabbing post hip arthroscopy. I recently read a systematic review that concluded that core strengthening was an integral part of management of FAI prior to […]
Unfortunately, overuse hip labrum injuries are very common in cutting sports. The cause is generally unknown. However, I came across this flow chart recently that I felt did a very good job in describing the process of hip labrum overuse injuries. There are typically 2 mechanisms, abnormal morphology and repetitive low load on the hip, […]
This week’s post is actually a guest post I wrote for Dean Somerset’s blog. If you don’t follow Dean, you totally should. He is the master of hip training and he’s also Canadian! And the man can squat LOW!! Click the link here to check out the post, and make sure you check Dean out on […]
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a hot topic right now for sport performance and rehab. In this series of articles, we will be discussing FAI in great detail to give you a better understanding of what it is, where it comes from and why we need to be concerned about it. In this first article, we […]
