Hip Impingement

Definition:
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) or hip impingement syndrome is a condition affecting the hip joint in young and middle-aged adults. Impingement occurs when the ball shaped femoral head rubs abnormally or doesn't have full range of motion in the acetabular socket. Damage in the hip joint can occur to the articular cartilage or the labral cartilage (soft tissue bumper of the socket). Treatment options vary from conservative treatment to arthroscopic and open surgery.
Purchase 2 Phases

Symptoms
  • Pain in the hip or groin
  • Pain in the low back
  • Loss of ROM in the hip
  • Pain at night
  • Anterior groin pain that worsens with hip flexion, internal rotation, and adduction
Causes
  • Osteoporsis
  • A deformity of the ball at the top of the femur
  • A deformity of the socket
  • Legg-Calve-Perthes disease
  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
  • Coxa vara
Treatment
  • ROM and stretching to the hip
  • Hip strengthening exercises
  • Core stabilization exercises
  • Possible surgical intervention
Hip Impingement Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Prone Thomas Stretch
  • Prone Thomas Hip IR
  • Childs Pose Wide Knee
  • Adductor Straddle
  • Lotus
  • Single Leg Bridge
  • Gait
  • Tri Planar Lunges
  • Single Leg Squat And Touch

Hip Impingement Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Step Overs
  • Step Downs
  • Restorative Shoulder Quadrant
  • Sit Up Squat
  • Single Leg Balance
  • Kettle Bell Swings
  • Prone Hip Extension Adduction Abduction T Band