A labral tear of the hip can be a verydifficult problem for an active person or high-level athlete. Basically, thelabrum is the cartilage ring along the socket of your hip.
Most of the time the labrum is injured with atraumatic event such as a fall or collision with another person, but sometimesit can be damaged due to wear and tear over time.
Patients with labrum tears of the hipgenerally experience pain deep in their groin, pain while running, landing fromjumping. Popping sensation in the groin, swelling, lower limb weakness,instability, reduced hip mobility,
Hip labral tear not always required surgery.Traditional methods of treatment include- activity modification,anti-inflammatory medication, Corticosteroid injection and in more severe casessurgery is the last option. Also, physiotherapy might be enough to get youbetter and prevent you from painful and costly surgery.
Physiotherapy Treatment of Labral tear of thehip at Elite Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre is a little bit differentas the average number of visits for complete resolution of the problem isbetween 5 to 8 visits. We have a team of quality physiotherapists and sportsinjury specialists who have experience in dealing with this kind of injury. Weuse several conservative methods to deal with your injury such as-Electro-therapy, hands-on manual therapy, exercise program, and home careprogram, etc.
PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT OF HIP LABRALTEAR AT OUR CLINIC INCLUDES:
The primary goal in Labral tear treatment ispain reduction and strengthen everything around the hip to improve the hip’sability to function even with a labrum tear and give scope to heal the tear.
Our physiotherapy clinic is equipped withworld-class latest technology machines such as- Extracorporeal shock wave(ECSW), High-intensity class 4 laser, super inductive system (SIS),Cryo-compression, Cryo-air, Targeted Radiofrequency (TR-therapy), & Combomachine, etc. these machines are used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation& swelling, promote healing and improve hip mobility, etc.
Manual mobilizations- several manualmobilization techniques are used by our sports physiotherapist to relieve yourpain and inflammation reduction and improve hip mobility and reset the realbiomechanics of the body.
Manual techniques such as- Cupping therapy,Dry needling, Soft tissue mobilization, etc.
Exercises for hip labral tear- Slant boardKeiser resisted lateral squat, elevated lateral reach, Barbell hip thrusts,Banded reverse clams, Hip abduction, High step-ups, standing resisted hipadduction/flexion/abduction/extension, etc.
Balancing exercises- such as single-legstanding, balance board standing, proprioceptive training, etc.
Home advice- don’t do some movement withoutconsulting a doctor such as deep squats or deep lunges, the movement in whichyou have to bring your knee to your chest.
Once the tear is stable, the pain subsides andmuscle strength is regained then our sports physiotherapist will design asports-specific rehab program that includes- agility training, plyometric exercises,Pilates, aerobic exercises, cross-training program, and sports drill, etc.