Hip Pain
The hips are the primary area of anatomy that are responsible for pivoting and integral to lower back stability.
The hips are one of the first areas to compensate for injuries and postural stresses. When compensation patterns in the hips occurs the ability for the torso to pivot in different directions can become compromised leading to stressing the lower back or pelvis. This may lead to lower back pain or sacro-iliac joint dysfunction. Alternatively the knees may have to take the brunt of the dysfunction and become painful.
Although the hips are essential in functional movement they are a common area for structural stresses to take place in several age groups. Children may have a shallow hip socket. Young adults may suffer from impingement syndrome and the elderly can offer suffer arthritis first in the hip.
Hip related Conditions
Hip Osteoarthritis
Femoral Acetabular Impingement
Trochanteric Bursitis
ITB Syndrome / Snapping Hip Syndrome
Coxa Vara / Coxa Valga Stress
Labral Tear
Techniques Frequently Used
Myofascial release (the releasing actively or passively of the soft tissues contributing toward the problem).
Functional assessment.
Nutritional assessment.
Utilising various areas of expertise Ed was able to not only manually provide pain relief through adjustments but also give me exercises and movements to do at home to maintain a pain-free state.