Hip / pelvic girdle
Clinical practice guidelines
Hip Pain and Movement Dysfunction Associated With Nonarthritic Hip Joint Pain: A Revision
This is an update to the 2014 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Hip Pain and Movement Dysfunction Associated with Nonarthritic Hip Joint Pain. The goals of the revision were to provide a concise summary of…
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Exercise
When treating coexisting low back pain and hip impairments, focus on the back: Adding specific hip treatment does not yield additional benefits — A randomized controlled trial.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Dec;51(12):581-601. Burns SA, Cleland JA, Rivett DA, O’Hara MC, Egan W, Pandya J, Snodgrass SJ. Purpose: To determine whether adding hip treatment to usual care for low back pain…
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Exercise
Exercise interventions to improve pelvic floor muscle functioning in older women with urinary incontinence: A systematic review.
J Womens Health Phys Therap. 2021 Jul/Sep;45(3):115-125. Fricke A, Lark SD, Fink PW, Mundel T, Shultz SP. Background: An estimated 200 million people worldwide live with urinary incontinence, and women are more affected than men.…
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Balance / dizziness
Exercise
Hip-focused neuromuscular exercise provides immediate benefits in foot pronation and dynamic balance: A sham-controlled cross-over study.
J Sport Rehabil. 2021 Jul 24;30(7):1088-1093. Turgut E, Yagci G, Bayrakci Tunay V. Background: Knowledge on how to utilize a kinetic chain approach in foot and ankle rehabilitation is important. Purpose: The aim of this…
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Geriatrics
Clinical practice guidelines
Physical therapy management of older adults with hip fracture.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Feb;51(2):CPG1-CPG81. McDonough CM, Harris-Hayes M, Kristensen MT, et al. Background: Hip fracture is a leading cause of profound morbidity in individuals aged 65 years and older, ranking in the…
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Arthritis, Gait
Exercise
Gait- and posture-related factors associated with changes in hip pain and physical function in patients with secondary hip osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Nov;100(11):2053–2062. Tateuchi H, Akiyama H, Goto K, So K, Kuroda Y, Ichihashi N. Purpose: To identify gait- and posture-related factors associated with changes in hip pain and physical function in…
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Arthritis
Clinical practice guidelines
Identifying and prioritizing clinical guideline recommendations most relevant to physical therapy practice for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jul;49(7):501-512. Teo PL, Hinman RS, Egerton T, Dziedzic KS, Bennell KL. Background: Physical therapists are key providers of conservative management for hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA), yet not all…
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Chronic pain, Pregnancy
Manipulation / manual therapy
Soft tissue mobilization techniques are effective in treating chronic pain following Cesarean section: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.
J Womens Health Phys Therap. 2018 Sep-Dec;42(3):111-9. Wasserman JB, Abraham K, Massery M, Chu J, Farrow A, Marcoux B. Purpose: To determine whether soft tissue mobilization (STM) will reduce chronic pain and improve impaired function…
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Balance / dizziness
Exercise
Acute effects of two hip flexor stretching techniques on knee joint position sense and balance.
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Aug;13(5): 846-59. Younis Aslan HI, Buddhadev HH, Suprak DN, San Juan JG. Background: Tightness of hip flexor muscles has been recognized as a risk factor for various musculoskeletal injuries…
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Sprains and strains
Clinical practice guidelines
Clinical examination, diagnostic imaging, and testing of athletes with groin pain: an evidence-based approach to effective management.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Apr;48(4):239-49. Thorborg K, Reiman MP, Weir A, et al. Background: Groin pain is common in athletes who participate in multidirectional sports and has traditionally been considered a difficult problem…
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Joint replacement
Exercise
Influence of hip abductor strength on functional outcomes before and after total knee arthroplasty: post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
Phys Ther. 2017 Sep 1;97(9):896-903. Loyd BJ, Jennings JM, Judd DL, Kim RH, Wolfe P, Dennis DA, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with declines in hip abductor (HA) muscle strength; however,…
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Pregnancy
Clinical practice guidelines
Pelvic girdle pain in the antepartum population: physical therapy clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning, disability, and health from the Section on Women’s Health and the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
J Womens Health Phys Therap. 2017 May;41(2):102-25. Clinton S, Newell A, Downey P, Ferreira K. Background: Examination, diagnosis, prognosis, intervention, and the use of outcomes measures by physical therapists in the antepartum population with pelvic…
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Evaluations, Exercise
Iliotibial band syndrome in runners: Biomechanical implications and exercise interventions.
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2016 Feb;27(1):53-77. Baker RL, Fredericson M. Background: Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) has known biomechanical factors with an unclear explanation based on only strength and flexibility deficits. Neuromuscular coordination has…
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Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
Impact of a pelvic floor training program among women with multiple sclerosis: A controlled clinical trial.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jan;95(1):1-8. Ferreira AP, Pegorare AB, Salgado PR, Casafus FS, Christofoletti G. Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of two programs for strengthening the pelvic…
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Tendon dysfunction and injury
Evaluations, Exercise
Gluteal tendinopathy: Integrating pathomechanics and clinical features in its management.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Nov;45(11):910-22. Grimaldi A, Fearon A. Background: Gluteal tendinopathy is now believed to be the primary local source of lateral hip pain, or greater trochanteric pain syndrome, previously referred to…
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Joint replacement
Exercise
Effectiveness of balance exercises in the acute post-operative phase following total hip and knee arthroplasty: a randomized clinical trial.
SAGE Open Med. 2015 Feb 11;3:2050312115570769. Jogi P, Overend TJ, Spaulding SJ, Zecevic A, Kramer JF. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of balance exercises in the acute post-operative phase following total hip arthroplasty or total…
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Clinical practice guidelines
Nonarthritic hip joint pain.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Jun;44(6):A1-32. Enseki K, Harris-Hayes M, White DM, et al. Purpose: The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines…
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Exercise
Which exercises target the gluteal muscles while minimizing activation of the tensor fascia lata? Electromyographic assessment using fine-wire electrodes.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Feb;43(2):54–64. Selkowitz DM, Beneck GJ, Powers CM. Background: Abnormal hip kinematics (i.e., excessive hip adduction and internal rotation) has been linked to certain musculoskeletal disorders. The TFL is a…
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