Muscle and Tendon Basics: Joint motion occurs by muscle contraction. Muscles attach to bone by tendons at each end. Muscle contraction can be concentric, meaning the muscle is shortening, or eccentric, meaning contraction is [...]
Abductor tendon problems are a common source of Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) that fails to respond to conservative treatment, often described erroneously as “recalcitrant trochanteric bursitis”. The gluteus medius is the more frequently involved [...]
Subspine impingement is just a variation of FAI, specifically the pincer type. The anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) is a bony prominence just above the front of the acetabulum. It is a site of [...]
Most things that pop, click, and snap around the hip are actually outside the joint, commonly tendons and muscles that flip back and forth. The adage, if you can hear it, it’s the iliopsoas [...]
Laterally based hip pain is often blamed on trochanteric bursitis. This is characterized by tenderness over the outside edge of the hip area. Typically, this is associated with pain when trying to lie on [...]
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a bony abnormality of the hip joint that can lead to painful cartilage damage (both labrum and articular cartilage) among adolescents and adults, and subsequently leads to osteoarthritis. (Related Study: Femoroacetabular [...]
Piriformis syndrome is a diagnosis that probably gets overlooked and overused in equal proportions. It is characterized by buttock pain exacerbated with sitting and is usually associated with sciatica characterized by radiating nerve pain [...]
Most things that pop and snap around the hip are not coming from the joint itself. Hip joint problems may cause sharp stabbing pain, catching, or a sense of locking, but the two most common [...]
The hip is susceptible to damage, deterioration, and subsequently arthritis due to a variety of conditions. Hip arthritis is just a catch-all term for the joint wearing out. It is characterized by painful restricted [...]
