Snapping Hips
Have you noticed your hip snap? Well, not exactly a snap as if to suggest a break, but more of an uncomfortable sensation that occurs with a snap noise. Or perhaps it occurs whilst doing sit-ups or getting up from a chair. If this is so, is there any pain associated with it?
In this article, I will answer some questions on snapping hips and explain how Perfect Balance can help as a team to get you snap free.
Snapping is known as a disorder whereby snapping, jumping out of place, or a catching sensation are noted in your hip region. This is normally caused by a tendon, which is a tough, fibrous tissue that connects bones to muscles and can catch on bony surfaces. This is what can cause that snap sound.
Types of snapping hip
The snapping hip can be explained in three parts:
extra-articular
inter-articular
So what do I do? Which type is my snapping hip?
Well, based on what we have discussed here so far, if none of these sounds like the type of snapping you have, we can still help you to assess your joints. We have many osteopaths, physiotherapists, and sports therapists who can help you with this, as well as tailor-made rehabilitation programmes for you to help to avoid injury from re-occurring. If it is something new, again, do not panic.
Based on your symptoms, if you do have the intra-articular type of snapping hip, the main method of diagnosis is an X-ray or an MRI scan. This will show if there is any debris inside a joint, or if there is any other joint pathology that may be present. If it is an intra-articular type, then the procedure may be an arthroscopy (examination of the interior of a joint) depending on the severity of the problem.