Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “The Hip”
Femoral neck stress fractures (FNSF) are challenging to treat. Let’s go through four fundamental principles that are crucial to consider when designing efficient FNSF rehab programs. Then, let’s cover how to implement effective exercise programs with actual people.
Navigating hip pain can be challenging for runners. Ranging from a mild pinch to pain forcing you to limp to the nearest set of crutches, hip pain can frustrate both athletes and providers. A lot of things can cause your hip to hurt. I want to zoom in on a specific injury we need to do a better job of …
In this final post of my Mastering the Runners Hip Series we are investigating the runner’s groin, specifically the hip ADDuctors. If you missed the first three posts, check them out HERE, HERE, and HERE. Hip ADDuction is the movement of our leg closer to our midline (IMAGE ABOVE). The muscles of our groin or medial thigh have two options …
Runners talk about their butt more than any other muscle in the body. Normally, these are frustrated runners airing grievances against a poorly performing posterior. Today, we are covering the the lateral hip, specifically the glutes. We talked about the glute max in part II and will be focusing on the other glutes muscles that make up our glute trio. …
Your backside plays an important role when we run. It’s a powerful piston into the ground when we run fast, slows down our leg to contact the ground, and is a supporting actor to keeping our leg on course. Today we are going through what it does, how it works as a coordinated unit, and what we can do to …
The hip is a complex beast. It’s got lots of muscles, tendons, fascia, blood vessels, and other internal structures. It needs to be… Mobile enough to get through our day to day life. Strong enough to help us kick into extra gear when we are on the track. Durable enough to keep us efficient on a longer effort. How does …
The hip gets blamed for a lot of running problems. What does the hip actually do? In this video, I break down the key things you need to know about hip anatomy, how our hip functions when we run, and what you can do to develop strong, sturdy hips for training and racing. Let’s talk about your hips. I don’t …
Long Term Management of Hip Impingement We have covered a lot in the first three parts of this series. Once you are back to consistent training, how do you prevent this from coming back? While there is no full-proof way to guarantee not getting hurt, here are a few ways we can do to build confidence with runners as they …
In the first two parts of this series, we discussed the initial management of runners with FAI and how to progress back to exercise. You can read those HERE and HERE. Once a runner is up and moving, we advance them back to running. We want to remind ourselves that hip impingement tends not to like excessive ranges of motion, which helps us …
In part one of our hip impingement series, we discussed critical themes for initial management with runners. If you have not had a chance to read that post, check it out HERE. After we have removed the aggravating positions or movements and began challenging the hip with more “hip-friendly” exercise variations, we want to expand on how we are challenging the …
