Pain in hip joins a result of my training?

[jhawkin1]

Hi, I am currently 24 years of age. My hips have been naturally tight. Ever since I was in late grade school/junior high, I could not sit Indian-style on the floor. My father and uncle at that age also could not sit in that position. I have tried every single stretch I could possibly think of to loosen up my hips but nothing seems to work. I also get bad pains, like arthritis is kicking in, and my father had the same thing.

My father and uncle have both have had both their hips replaced as a result. I know, like genetics, for losing weight, is it the same concept for arthritis or can genetics play a role?

Any stretches to loosen up my hips would also be appreciated!

 

[Built]

Maybe drop a line to P-funk? I bet he'd have some excellent suggestions for you - he's brilliant with this stuff.

 

[P-funk]

This can be sort of risky waters. Have you ever had your hips checked out by an orthopedist?

The reason I ask is because you want to rule out any sort of hip anteversion. Sometimes people will have this (or have retroversion) and think that they are just tight and need to stretch and end up forcing ranges of motion that structurally they can not (and should not) get into, which then increases their risk of damage to the femoral-acetabular joint. I am not saying this is what you have, but just throwing it out there, before you think about trying to jam away at the femur and stretch it.

Do you have internally rotated femurs? Do you 'toe in' at all or have slight pigeon toed appearance?

patrick

 

[jhawkin1]

Patrick,

Thank you for your detailed response. I should probably go get it checked out by the orthopedist. I do not have an instep or pigeon toe, everything seems to be fine appearance wise. I will take your advice up though on my extensive hip stretching. I will also take all my leg workouts a little lighter and focus more on my form (which everyone should focus on form first anyways), but light weight slower movements. I will try and find an orthopedist and schedule an appt. pretty quick here.

Thanks again!

Jim

This can be sort of risky waters. Have you ever had your hips checked out by an orthopedist?

The reason I ask is because you want to rule out any sort of hip anteversion. Sometimes people will have this (or have retroversion) and think that they are just tight and need to stretch and end up forcing ranges of motion that structurally they can not (and should not) get into, which then increases their risk of damage to the femoral-acetabular joint. I am not saying this is what you have, but just throwing it out there, before you think about trying to jam away at the femur and stretch it.

Do you have internally rotated femurs? Do you 'toe in' at all or have slight pigeon toed appearance?

patrick

 

[P-funk]

Patrick,

Thank you for your detailed response. I should probably go get it checked out by the orthopedist. I do not have an instep or pigeon toe, everything seems to be fine appearance wise. I will take your advice up though on my extensive hip stretching. I will also take all my leg workouts a little lighter and focus more on my form (which everyone should focus on form first anyways), but light weight slower movements. I will try and find an orthopedist and schedule an appt. pretty quick here.

Thanks again!

Jim

yea, you just want to rule out structural problems if you are that locked up. If there are none, then start doing a solid hip mobility program and get things moving.

patrick

 

[jhawkin1]

yea, you just want to rule out structural problems if you are that locked up. If there are none, then start doing a solid hip mobility program and get things moving.

patrick

My father is going to see an orthopedist and my mom thinks I can just go with him and talk to the guy. Do they run any sort of tests or how do they figure out if I have any structural issues?

Jim

 

[P-funk]

My father is going to see an orthopedist and my mom thinks I can just go with him and talk to the guy. Do they run any sort of tests or how do they figure out if I have any structural issues?

Jim

Unless he has incredible eye sight (haha), he would need an x-ray or MRI to take a loot inside.

do you have pain inside the joint doing anything else besides exercise? What about when sitting down?

 

[jhawkin1]

Unless he has incredible eye sight (haha), he would need an x-ray or MRI to take a loot inside.

do you have pain inside the joint doing anything else besides exercise? What about when sitting down?

Yes, sometimes after sitting down it does bother me as well as when I do sit down. It comes back from time to time so I think I really need that MRI/x-ray.

 

[P-funk]

yea - you just want to rule out a possible labral tear or something like that.

let us know how it goes!

patrick

 

[jhawkin1]

yea - you just want to rule out a possible labral tear or something like that.

let us know how it goes!

patrick

I will keep you posted.

Thanks again.

J Hawkin1

 

[bigback51]

It might be best to make an appointment with a good orthopedic physician, or a good sports specialist, I`d also get a second opinion, to help you better assess your concern. Good Luck
Big Back 51

 

[nkira]

There were days when i use to do cardio like anything on treadmill at that i had hip pain problem. Its gone since i reduce the intensity of cardio.

 

[jk7761]

Do you do a good static stretch after workout?
This may help if no structural problems found.