A hip flexor strain refers to damage to the muscles or associated tendons that work together to flex the hip joint. The damage may take the form of overextension, partial tearing or a complete rupture.
Flexing of the hip joint refers to the movement of lifting the knee towards the body. The featured photo above illustrates a hip flexor lunge movement – flexing with the left foot, and extension with the right.
Hip flexor strains are most commonly observed in sports that require explosive movements (e.g. soccer, football or sprinting).
The typical symptoms of this injury are pain (along the front of the hip and down the front of the thigh). Swelling is sometimes observed and there may also be muscle spasms and bruising. Running, jumping and even walking will become difficult without experiencing hip and/or thigh pain.
Treatment of mild or moderate hip flexor strains commonly requires resting the damaged muscles and allowing them to recover naturally.. In addition, ice or a cold compress can be used for further pain relief and control of swelling, if needed.
There are 3 muscles involved in the action of flexing the hip. These are the muscles/tendons that may be damaged if you suffer a hip flexor strain:
These muscles play a major role in the acts of lifting the knee towards the stomach and bending at the waist. They also provide stability to the lower extremity of the body.
This is primarily an overuse injury of the hip flexor muscles and the adjacent tendons. The individuals most likely to experience a hip flexor strain are:
Generally, any sport or exercise that requires repetitive high knee lifts (hip flexion) or pulling the thigh backwards (hip extension) increases the risk of a hip flexor strain.
The typical symptoms of a hip flexor tear or strain are:
Individuals experiencing these symptoms should seek medical advice from a healthcare professional, and preferably from one with sports medicine experience.
Most mild or moderate cases of hip flexor strains are treatable at home. These are the cases wiithout a complete rupture of a muscle or tendon. The typical treatments under this approach are as follows:
In some cases, one or more of the hip flexor muscles or tendons may have suffered a complete tear. If so, the non invasive approaches described above will not be adequate. Instead, surgery will be required.
The attending doctor will be able to advise on this. However, the good news is that instances of hip flexor strains that require surgery are quite rare.
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