Journal article

Squatting biomechanics following physiotherapist-led care or hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial

TM Grant, DJ Saxby, C Pizzolato, T Savage, K Bennell, E Dickenson, J Eyles, N Foster, M Hall, D Hunter, D Lloyd, R Molnar, N Murphy, J O’Donnell, P Singh, L Spiers, P Tran, LE Diamond

Peerj | PEERJ INC | Published : 2024

Abstract

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) can cause hip pain and chondrolabral damage that may be managed non-operatively or surgically. Squatting motions require large degrees of hip flexion and underpin many daily and sporting tasks but may cause hip impingement and provoke pain. Differential effects of physiotherapist-led care and arthroscopy on biomechanics during squatting have not been examined previously. This study explored differences in 12-month changes in kinematics and moments during squatting between patients with FAIS treated with a physiotherapist-led intervention (Personalised Hip Therapy, PHT) and arthroscopy. Methods: A subsample (n = 36) of participants with..

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