A 38-year-old member asked:
what can i do if my hip or hip flexor a (i think) tightens up?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Charles Toman answered
Sports Medicine 18 years experience
Stretching: In a 38 y/o, the likely cause of hip tightness is usually muscular. The hip flexor is a prime cause of this tightness. Working on jip stretching exercises should improve symptoms. Visiting a physical therapist for modalities like ultrasound could help. Other causes are femoroacetabular impingement and labral tears. Seek out a hip arthroscopy specialist like me if pain persists.
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Dr. Edward Hellman answered
Orthopedic Surgery 29 years experience
Stretches: You can try to stretch it out, massage, moist heat, therapy are all alternatives.
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Will hip flexor dysfunction go away on its own? Do you have to have pt?
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Dr. Bertrand Kaper answered
Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery 29 years experience
PT: Hip flexor dysfunction implies inflammation or irritation of your ilio-psoas muscle/tendon unit. A physical therapy referral for treatment is usually the most reliable means of helping you get resolution of the problem.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
What should I do about a strained hip flexor?
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Dr. David Sherer answered
Anesthesiology 37 years experience
Many things: Ice, antiinflammatories (if you can tolerate them), stretching and gentle massage.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Hip-flexor hurts when doing cartwheel. What does this indicate?
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Dr. Charles Miller answered
Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Many possibilites: At 31, it commonly is a strain, if it just happened. If it's been there for a while or has been happening over and over, then it could be several things.. A hip flexor tear (rectus or iliopsoas), capsule tear, hip labral tear, arthritis, cam lesion, early avascular necrosis, or stress fracture. Unless it just happened today and you're walking without pain, i would see an orthopedic surgeon.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How are hip flexor bleeds caused?
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Dr. Tariq Niazi answered
Orthopedic Surgery 43 years experience
Rephrase the quest -: Ion as it seems incomplete, difficult to be understood.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
How do I treat a lump in the hip flexor?
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Dr. Ramon Garcia-septien answered
Family Medicine 45 years experience
May be yes.maybe nit: All depend of the locazation and symtomatology, because remove it could be one option.
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