Hip abductor activation with clinical unilateral hip osteoarthritis – (07-18-02)

Hip abductor activation with clinical unilateral hip osteoarthritis

While this article seems blatantly obvious to those of us in manual medicine that use alot of soft tissue techniques, we apparently needed a study so others could share in the obvious. Consider a tent with one of the tethering lines pulling way too hard–of course there would be long term effects on the health and durability of the main pole. Stretching, mobilization of the hip joint, orthotics, trigger point therapy and techniques aimed at eliminating scar tissue (i.e. NMR, ART) are important components of a therapeutic approach to hip pain.

Ann Rheum Dis — Abstracts: Sims et al. 61 (8): 687

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