If you have hip impingement (often manifests as groin pain or front hip crease pain) you may have searched YouTube and you probably found a couple of videos of people saying that band hip distraction can fix hip impingement. I want to make this video to let you know that that's probably not the case.
It can be very helpful AND it can make things worse if you do it wrong.
Anterior Femoral Glide
For example in the "band hip flexor stretch" from the video, the band is pulling you forward. For some people with really tight hip flexors this can feel great. For someone who has FAI femoral acetabular impingement or hip impingement it can make things worse.
The reason is that sometimes what goes along with FAI / hip impingement is anterior femoral glide. This means the hip bone or femur can glide forward in the socket when you do hip flexor stretches and it can cause pain
A Systems Approach
Another reason why band hip flexor stretches will not fix hip impingement is because you have to address the tissue quality before you can stretch a muscle. So that means you have to make the hip flexors softer and more supple before you can stretch them otherwise you can keep getting pain.
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Good luck! Talk to you soon!
About The Author
Shane Dowd is a sports performance and mobility coach. He specializes in injury prevention and flexibility for athletes.
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