Top 5 Fridays! 5 Common Hip Patterns

Just as a partner piece to go with last Friday's Top 5 Shoulder Patterns, here are my 5 go to patterns when looking at a "hip" issue.

1) Lumbar Sidegliding in Standing to the involved side

right hip pain = look at SGIS to the right
this means hips to the left and shoulders to the right, don't confuse this!
many unilateral LQ problems have a loss of unilateral loading to the involved side starting with the spine, and the LQ is similar to the UQ cervical SB to the involved side
ANY loss of SGIS to the involved side I start with manual "shift" corrections to that side and then check for hip, knee, ankle issues
Last week, a runner with a painful great toe extension was resolved by SGIS loading to the ipsilateral side (I actually tried repeated toe flexion first)
lock it with with self SGIS against the wall in standing

2) Psoas

forget "releasing" the psoas for 5-10 minutes with all kinds of crazy painful UE and LE movements
instead try

diaphragmatic breathing instruction
then 4-5 good deep breaths for tone reduction

then re-measure or test the limited motion
this often leads to a rapid change
lock it in with repeated end range loading hip flexion

3) IT Band, or as my wife calls it the ITB Band, the extra B is for uhhh.. I got nothing

Forget painful grasturbating! Here's a video of me using some PNF and manual tone reduction of an ITB for decrease of FAI like complaints
I actually prefer to use the EDGE or EDGEility as lightly as possible, as in just skin scraping to the point where any lighter you would not be touching, but I had forgot lubricant that day
this will not only improve hip mobility, but also SGIS to the involved side

4) Loss of hip IR - Mulligan MWM with belt

one of my favorite mobs, works well, rapid response, pain free! The Right Stuff!
you'll see a loss of ipsilateral hip IR with many hip, knee, ankle, lumbar issues

5) Loss of flexion

yes the above improves everything, but the patterns are to look for loss of hip IR/flexion, SGIS to the same side which is unilateral spine loading
often seen with FAI and painful end feel, many of the techniques above help and again lock in with repeated hip flexion to end range, with some abduction and ER to go further if needed and possibly followed by SGIS to the same side

Have a safe and happy holiday weekend for my US readers, everyone else, enjoy your most likely shorter one!