In the acupuncture clinic, the main source of pain in the posterior hip is lower gluteus maximus strain. This condition occurs in athletes involved in running sports, especially those that require explosive movements like sprinting. The pain can range from sharp and stabbing to dull and aching, and it will be felt exactly where the …
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There are two main conditions we see commonly that create pain in the lateral part of the hip—trochanteric bursitis and soft tissue strains. There is perhaps a third. I often find lateral hip pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip, which primarily hurts in the groin region. Osteoarthritis of the hip is the subject …
There are three main injuries that create pain in the groin and anterior hip—strain of the hip flexors, adductor muscles, and lower rectus abdominis muscle. The groin area also hurts when there is osteoarthritis of the hip, but that is the subject of a different article available on this website. (1) Hip Flexor Strain Hip …
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