This is why I get so frustrated when I see people post rubbish about persistent hip pain being driven by tightness in muscles, or mobility issues, or because they have switched off glutes. It’s so much more complex. I’d like to think I’m at the coal face of dealing... with patients who often have persistent pain for years and years. They struggle and it really can take a toll, physically and mentally. Unfortunately all too often these patients have had masses of input, all often forgetting about the number one important thing, the patient, and treating them as a person. People deal with mental health issues in various ways and as healthcare practitioners we need to consider how we screen and manage those who maybe struggle more. It’s self perpetuating as ultimately the anxiety will grow with the poorer level of management. Those being managed incorrectly, ultimately leads to no positive outcome, that increases anxiety that the issue won’t resolve, and ultimately it’s a spiral. We need to break that cycle, it isn’t easy. It definitely is not so simplistic as to just strengthen your hip flexors, or to do some stretches. It’s about building physical and emotional resilience with rehab and that for me is a skill that sets apart the best physios from the rest. Remember: We treat people with hip pain. We don’t treat hip pain.show more

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