Predictors of successful outcomes of hip manipulation for young adults with pain in groin, lateral hip or buttock

Background: Non-traumatic hip pain in active young adults exhibits different clinical signs and symptoms from arthritic hip pain in older adults. Range of motion (ROM) limitation resulting from hip pain in young adults is not multi-directional and is often aggravated by high levels of activity. It is hypothesized that abnormal anterior hip stress from intra-articular or extra-articular structural dysfunction could contribute to young adults ’ hip pain. A hip manipulation that was designed to treat hip ROM limitation and pain by re-centering the femoral head in the acetabulum has shown promising clinical benefits.

Source: Manual Therapy - April 1, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: G. Molloy, S. Wang-Price, J. Couchon Source Type: research