Hip Flexor Injury

Jun 20, 2010
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Treating a Hip Flexor Injury
by: Mitch - MTS

There are a lot of things that can be playing a factor in this, but usually "chronic" hip flexor injuries are an indication that something is not correct biomechanically. It is often an indication that you have something that is not symmetrical somewhere. So, you may have a flexibility or strength difference from one side to the other; or you may have an issue going on at your pelvis which is putting extra stress on your hip flexor.

Ultrasound can be good as an initial treatment to help with blood flow and healing. But, research tells us that after about 2 weeks of ultrasound treatments, it is not very useful.

So, I would definitely start working on strengthening exercises at this point, assuming that your pelvis is not rotated or sheared (you can find information about this in our SI joint injury pages). To get screened for SI dysfunction, you may want to visit a chiropractor, osteopath, athletic trainer, or physical therapist.

You do need to make sure your flexibility is normal as well. This includes your hip flexors, hamstrings, piriformis, glutes, and groin muscles.

Once that is taken care of, strength is a big key to getting back to activity. Strengthening the core, glutes and hamstrings are just as important as strengthening the hip flexors. All of them work in unison to stabilize the pelvis. So, if one of them is restricted or weak, you will never be able fully get over the injury.

If you are not able to make progress or are unsure as to how to progress through the healing process, you can also look at our Hip Flexor Solutions e-Book, which gives you a full set of exercises for flexibility, strength, and stability, and more importantly a program to help you progress properly through them.

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Jun 20, 2010
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There are a lot of things that can be playing a factor in this, but usually "chronic" hip flexor injuries are an indication that something is not correct biomechanically. It is often an indication that you have something that is not symmetrical somewhere. So, you may have a flexibility or strength difference from one side to the other; or you may have an issue going on at your pelvis which is putting extra stress on your hip flexor. Ultrasound can be good as an initial treatment to help with blood flow and healing. But, research tells us that after about 2 weeks of ultrasound treatments, it is not very useful. So, I would definitely start working on strengthening exercises at this point, assuming that your pelvis is not rotated or sheared (you can find information about this in our SI joint injury pages). To get screened for SI dysfunction, you may want to visit a chiropractor, osteopath, athletic trainer, or physical therapist. You do need to make sure your flexibility is normal as well. This includes your hip flexors, hamstrings, piriformis, glutes, and groin muscles. Once that is taken care of, strength is a big key to getting back to activity. Strengthening the core, glutes and hamstrings are just as important as strengthening the hip flexors. All of them work in unison to stabilize the pelvis. So, if one of them is restricted or weak, you will never be able fully get over the injury. If you are not able to make progress or are unsure as to how to progress through the healing process, you can also look at our Hip Flexor Solutions e-Book, which gives you a full set of exercises for flexibility, strength, and stability, and more importantly a program to help you progress properly through them.

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