A Case of Lateral Hip Pain

Tough to Treat

Hip pain can be brutal. And more often than not-it's chronic. Not like an acute ankle sprain or even acute low back pain. People who suffer from hip pain, for whatever reason, sink into the chronic side of musculoskeletal pain. Let's face it-consideration of lateral hip pain requires a thoughtful clinical reasoning process to discover the physiology/movement patterns as well as neural contributions required to make a diagnosis and successfully build an intervention that lasts.

One size does not fit all - join us as we discuss the findings in this "not so unique" case and the discovery of the underlying movement patterns, impairments, and why lateral rotator strengthening is not always the answer.

A glance at this episode:

• [2:15] Hip and knee pain case intro

• [5:08] Chronic hip pain and potential causes

• [9:35] Loss of mobility and symptoms

• [12:51] Hip movement and range of motion influences

• [19:04] Hip mobility and exercise prescription

• [22:31] Motor planning and motor control

• [25:45] Hip rotation and postural ramifications

• [31:12] Pelvic floor muscles and hip rotator imbalance

• [34:54] Physical therapy exercises for improving balance and reducing neurological symptoms

• [41:48] Treating hip pain through physical therapy

• [44:58] Manual therapy techniques for pain management

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript