Treatment : Physical therapy, rest, and sometimes injections are sufficient.
FEMOROACETABULAR / HIP IMPINGEMENT
• Pain in the groin area or outside hip with running or certain activities.
• Sharp pain with turning, twisting and squatting.
• Sometimes crepitus or clicking on movements.
Treatment : Medication and physical therapy but treatment of choice is keyhole surgery (Arthroscopic repair).
QUADRICEPS / HAMSTRING MUSCLE STRAINS AND TEARS
• Common injury in running or jumping sports.
• Bruising and swelling in thigh.
• Pain and weakness .
Treatment : Rest, ice, physical therapy and rehab exercises are needed for minor injuries. Surgery is needed for complete tears of quadriceps tendon.
SNAPPING HIP
• Snapping feeling around hip especially during activities like walking, getting up from a chair, or squatting.
• Snapping hip is usually painless.
• Sometimes limited movements.
Treatment : Usually physical therapy and rehab exercises are sufficient. Sometimes in recurrent cases surgery (Arthroscopic release of tendon) is required.
ISCHIOFEMORAL / HIP LABRAL TEAR
• Clicking, popping or catching sensation in the hip.
• Pain on twisting or pivoting movements.
Treatment : Physical therapy and exercises to start with but surgery (Arthroscopic debridement and repair) is treatment of choice.