Does your hip feels stiff and 'clicky'? Hip impingement is a common cause of hip pain, This occurs when the ball and socket joint pinches and ‘locked’.
Our hip is a ball and socket joint that allows a great degree of mobility. In order to move smoothly, the hip joint is lined with a smooth layer of cartilage.
Hip impingement occurs when the hip joint started pinching against one another, causing grinding stiffness, locking and progressively hip arthritis.
Hip impingement is most likely due to multiple factors such as:
Hip impingement is most likely due to multiple factors such as:
- Repetitive stress in the hip joint during period of growth such as childhood or puberty.
- History of hip problems druring developmental phase.
- Previous trauma to the hip region such as a fracture.
- Misalignment of the pelvis or lower limb.
Patients with hip impingement may experience:
1. Pinching pain in the buttock, hip or groin area.
2. Clicking in the joint may occur.
3. Pain with weight-bearing, squat or turning.
At Spearwood Chiropractic, our chiropractors are experts at managing hip impingement injuries.
Common conditions that our chiropractors treat are low back pain, neck pain, headache, sporting injuries, postural issues, nerve entrapment, sciatica, jaw pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain and foot pain.
Private health insurance rebates are available at Spearwood Chiropractic. The amount of coverage varies so please refer to your insurer for your level of rebate.
Located at 12/83 Mell Road, Spearwood Chiropractic also services the surrounding suburbs of Coogee, Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Beeliar, Success, Hammond Park, Aubin Grove, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Cockburn Central, Munster and Yangebup. To book an appointment, call us now on 0481342837 or BOOK ONLINE.
1. Pinching pain in the buttock, hip or groin area.
2. Clicking in the joint may occur.
3. Pain with weight-bearing, squat or turning.
At Spearwood Chiropractic, our chiropractors are experts at managing hip impingement injuries.
Common conditions that our chiropractors treat are low back pain, neck pain, headache, sporting injuries, postural issues, nerve entrapment, sciatica, jaw pain, shoulder pain, wrist pain, elbow pain, hip pain, knee pain, ankle pain and foot pain.
Private health insurance rebates are available at Spearwood Chiropractic. The amount of coverage varies so please refer to your insurer for your level of rebate.
Located at 12/83 Mell Road, Spearwood Chiropractic also services the surrounding suburbs of Coogee, Fremantle, Hamilton Hill, Beeliar, Success, Hammond Park, Aubin Grove, Bibra Lake, South Lake, Cockburn Central, Munster and Yangebup. To book an appointment, call us now on 0481342837 or BOOK ONLINE.
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