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All runners need strong, stable, and mobile hips. Hip strength dictates an athlete’s ability to run, jump, twist, move faster, and more economically. But what happens when there’s a problem within the joint itself?
One of the more common hip injuries among athletes is a labral tear, typically diagnosed via MR imaging or CT scan. Due to technological advances in MRI and arthroscopy, a 2009 study stated that “the prevalence of labral tears in patients with hip or groin pain has been reported to be 22-55 percent.”
The hip labrum is the hard ring of cartilage in the hip joint that provides cushioning and support for the head of the femur, and it can tear via acute injury or overuse.
Dr. Andrew Jimenez, Hip Preservation and Sports Medicine Surgeon at Yale University, states that, “This can occur in athletes who participate in sports that require high levels of…
