Hip Flexor Strain
The hip flexor group of muscles (psoas major / minor) assist with the upward movement of your leg and knee.
An injury occurs when these muscles are torn or stretched too far. This can occur by having weak muscles or forgetting to warm up adequately, having stiff muscles or even falling awkwardly.
Athletes that develop hip flexor problems are common, as your hip flexors are involved in many of the powerful body movements. Sprinting in any sport, jumping in basketball or kicking a football all involve these powerful muscles.
Are you struggling to play your favourite sports? Is it a drag not being able to run without limping and eventually hobbling to a complete stop or worse not even starting?
Have the painkillers, anti-inflammatories, the foam rolling and massage all failed you? The strange aspect to this injury is that it migrates easily to affect many other areas like your groin, hamstrings and even cause lower lumbar and sacroiliac issues.
Does pain and swelling dissipate with rest only to return with activity? If you answered yes, then you recognise that trying to overcome this problem on your own is very difficult. The very nature of this injury can be very difficult to pinpoint the causative factors.
Hip Flexor injuries are a slow to heal and it can be difficult to pinpoint exactly where the problem is.
Many factors can add to this condition, such as internal tibial rotation, genu varum (being bow legged), foot pronation, excessive growth spurts during teenage years in unison with high sporting activities, both high and low arches, poor lifting techniques in the gym and of course the three T’s: Too Much, Too Soon & Too Fast….
How can we help?
At Maher Sports Therapy we have a proven track record in successfully treating psoas strain / hip flexor strain. Our aim is to restore the normal circulation to the psoas, break up the trigger points and stagnant fluids, lengthen the connective tissue adjoining the hip joints and as a result, return normal strength and range of motion to your hip.
We have found that our unique combination of infra-red sauna, hydrotherapy and hands on treatment provides better results than just hands on treatment alone and will greatly assist in speeding up your recovery time.
Our unique approach tailored to your Hip Flexor condition will over time bring about a lasting solution to this painful and annoying injury, getting you back into the activities you that wish to participate in ASAP.