by Joshua T. Wall | Hip, Nervous System, Physiotherapy, Thigh
A burning, tingling or oddly numb patch on the outside of your thigh. No back pain, no hip pain when you walk, nothing wrong with the knee. Just a hand-sized area of skin that feels wrong, and a quiet worry that it might be your circulation, or something worse. This...
by Joshua T. Wall | Hip, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Does your hip click, clunk or pop when you lift your leg, get out of the car, or swing through a kick or a dance move? It is one of the most common things people quietly worry about, and one of the most common things they are told to ignore. The honest answer sits in...
by Joshua T. Wall | Hip, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Here is a running injury with an odd signature: it often hurts more when you sit down than when you run. If you have a deep, nagging pain right at the sit-bone, that bony point at the bottom of your buttock, and it is worse after a long drive or a day at your desk,...
by Joshua T. Wall | Hip, Musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
If the front of your hip pulls, grabs or aches when you sprint, kick or change direction, you may be dealing with a hip flexor strain. It is a common problem through the football and running season, and knowing what it is helps you make sensible choices about how to...
by Joshua T. Wall | Hip, Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine
Persistent hip and groin pain in a younger, active adult is easy to brush off as a muscle strain that will settle on its own. But when it keeps flaring with squatting, sport or long sitting, it may be something different: hip impingement, or femoroacetabular...
