Hip Physical Therapy Treatment
for Flexor Pain and Labral Tears

When it come to hips: I feel your pain. I had a genetic hip dysfunction and had surgery to correct both of my hips. My situation resulted in labral tears. The labrum is a crucial layer of soft tissue that acts as a cushion for the ball-and-socket joint in your hip. The femur's rounded head (ball) fits into the acetabulum, or hip socket, and when the labrum is weakened or damaged, it results in reduced cushioning for your hip joint, leading to troublesome symptoms that can disrupt your daily life.

Standard treatment for hip injuries, both before and after surgery, often hinders patients' progress. This therapy can advance too quickly and involve movements that are counterproductive to regaining stability and strength.

My past surgical experience and physiotherapy training shaped my approach starting with stepping back from standard exercises and revisiting the fundamentals. I believe in a slow and methodical return to movement. My ultimate goal isn’t about pushing you through PT sessions to get them done but rather to help you avoid the same situation I faced after having multiple hip surgeries.

After each treatment, I'll guide you on how to apply what you've learned to maintain the optimal condition of your hip joints including using your cell phone to record you doing exercises so that you have your own video resource to guide your at-home exercises. My ultimate goal is to bring about lasting changes that prevent the need for future surgeries.

This process starts by strengthening the muscles around the hip joint to reduce or eliminate symptoms.

What Can I Expect During Hip Physical Therapy Treatments?

There is always a myofascial component related to your pain and diagnosis of a labral tear. Myofascial refers to the combination of "myo," which means muscle, and "fascia," which is the connective tissue that surrounds and supports muscles, bones, and organs throughout the body. The treatments are uncomfortable at first and will include specialized movements and exercises as well as manual therapy techniques like dry needling and myofascial release massage. My focus will be to stabilize the muscles around the hip – the rotator cuff of the hip and show you ways to move that protect the joint while you’re recovering so that the labrum can heal.

As a skilled physical therapist, my focus will be to address movement patterns so that I can help reduce your pain, weakness, and dysfunction associated with hip labral tears and hip flexor pain.