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Effect of mini band position on glute activation
A recent study sought to examine the effect of band position on hip muscle activation during resisted side stepping (or crab walks). What you’ll read…
Copenhagen Hip Adduction Exercise: The Science and Unique Variations
It’s common for personal trainers, strength coaches, athletes and exercises enthusiasts alike to regularly use exercises that focus on training the hip abductors (i.e., the…
Standing Posture, Hip Joint Loads & The Management of Hip Pain
In recent years, particularly in the social media sphere, there has been a lot of negative publicity directed towards management approaches for musculoskeletal pain that…
Have the butt muscles of the world gone silent?
From my extremely unscientific observation it appears that 67-74% of my patients have been told their glutes are inhibited and don’t work properly. It seems…
Surgery Vs Conservative Management of Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAIS) – Part I
Reflections on the 2018 “FASHION” Trial In Australia, between 2010 and 2013, the number of people undergoing hip arthroscopy increased by over 50% (Medicare…
Great Hip Mobility Moves
Most people want to have more hip mobility. And the motions most of you are restricted in is rotation. Now, not everyone needs to be able…
Gluteal Tendinopathy, are Psychological Factors More Important than Strength?
Following on from the excellent LEAP Trial in Gluteal Tendinopathy which found exercise led to a roughly 80% success rate at 8 weeks we have…
Hip Arthroscopy for FAI Syndrome in Athletes
…Is it a one-way ticket back to preinjury sport and optimal performance? We recently published a paper in the American Journal of Sports Medicine entitled…