Continuing on with the ice hockey theme.

I know this will help others in addition to ice hockey players.

It is an interview with Maria Mountain on hip pain and pinching in ice hockey goalies, but I feel it applies to all people with hip pain and pinching.

Have a look or listen.

What to Do About Hip Pain and Hip Pinching In Ice Hockey Goalies?

==>  Hip Pain and Pinching in Ice Hockey Goalies

Specifically, here is what Maria covers when it comes to Goalies with Hip Pain and Pinching:

• A screen to use to see if you need to get your hip(s) looked at
• Why hip pinching in the hip should not be ignored
• Two reasons why you may have hip pinching
• The person you should see if you have hip pinching
• If you are doing squats, what stance you need to take if you have hip pinching
• Pinching could be caused by your boney anatomy or tightness in the structures in your hip joint

Before I go – here is another quick interview that I did with Maria on a common hockey goalie training mistake a few months back.

Common Hockey Goalie Training Mistake

==>  Goalie Training Mistake

That’s it for today – I hope you enjoyed it.

Talk to you soon.

Rick Kaselj, MS

P.S. – If you want more hockey training and injury stuff.

Here are other blog posts on hockey and hockey injuries:

Hockey Training Blunders

Muscle Imbalances and Hockey Players

Hockey Training Mistakes

What to do about Hockey Groin Injuries?

P.P.S. – If you are a goalie and would like to check out Maria’s goalie training program, you can find it by CLICKING HERE:

Exercise Rehabilitation of the Hip

DESCRIPTION:

OBJECTIVES:

How Can Hip Injuries Be the New Injury of Choice?

Hip Fractures are on the Rise

Hip Pain and the Lower Back

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It was some time ago when I heard a reference to: Rotator Cuff of the Hip.

I think it was way back in undergrad at Simon Fraser University.  I was reading an article on the topic and found it very interesting.

This past weekend, I was at a course and it was brought up again.

Mike Robertson talking about the Rotator Cuff of the Hip:

After hearing about it, it got me thinking.

I went looking for the old article but could not find it.

There was a lot of other information when it came to rotator cuff of the hip that has come out the last few years.

A lot of it had to deal with rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons coming across a tear when doing a hip replacement.

What is the Rotator Cuff of the Hip?

The rotator cuff of the hip is the hip abductor tendon which is made up of gluteus medius and gluteus minimus.

Gluteus medius has the function of:

1. Abduction of the hip (femur) – anterior and posterior fibers.
2. Transverse abduction of the hip (hip flexion at 90 degrees and hip abduction) – anterior and posterior fibers.
3. Internal rotation – anterior fibers.
4. External rotation of the hip during hip abduction – posterior fibers.

Gluteus minimus has the function of:

1. Abduction of the hip (femur).
2. Transverse abduction of the hip.
3. External rotation of the hip during hip abduction.

Looking at the above function, you can see how they related, or can be compared to, the rotator cuff of the shoulder.

The muscle of the rotator cuff (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, teres minor) of the shoulder have a function of:

1. Shoulder abduction of the humerus – supraspinatus.
2. External rotation of the humerus – infraspinatus, teres minor.
3. Internal rotation of the humerus – subscapularis.

I know when I had done my masters’ degree in rotator cuff exercises, looking at the research there is all kinds of argument on how much each muscle is involved with each movement.  It looks like we see this when it comes to the rotator cuff of the hip.

Looking at Al-Hayani 2009 dissection of the rotator cuff of the hip, these are the functions he suggests:

1. Gluteus medisu had three distinct parts.
2. Gluteus minimus had two distinct parts.
3. All parts of the muscles had separate innervations from the superior gluteal nerve.
4. Anterior and middle parts of gluteus medius, and anterior part gluteus minimus, have a vertical pull and initiate abduction, which is then completed by tensor fasciae latae.
5. Posterior parts of gluteus medius and minimus stabilize the femoral head into the acetabulum during different stages of locomotion.

Then I look at course notes from Robertson 2010 and the functions are:

1. Gluteus medius anterior fibers – hip flexion, hip abduction and hip internal rotation.
2. Gluteus medius posterior fibers – hip extension, hip external rotation, hip abduction.

I think we can argue about the specific function of each muscle, but it is clear that the rotator cuff of the hip is made up of the tendon that makes up gluteus medius and minimus.

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Nine months of planning and preparation has arrived, and the Mike Robertson’s Bulletproofing Your Client’s Knees and Lower Back seminar is here.

It is so cool to be able to bring the best from around the world to the trainers, coaches, and therapists around Vancouver.

He had a great course planned with a big thick manual of what we were going to go through.

From the start of the course, he started delivering.

He started the day asking:

“What are the Top 10 Questions You Want Answered this Weekend?”

This is the list the group came up with:

• What to do about PFPS (Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome)?
• How to assess function movements?
• What to do about a posterior tilt?
• What are the best exercises for a disc herniation?
• How do you do core regressions?
• What can you do about SI (Sacroiliac) joint issues?
• When should you do rotation exercises?
• Keys to proper squatting.
• What are the key relationships between the knee and hip?
• How do you increase (gluteus maximus) function?

What trainer, coach, and therapist does not want to have one or more of these questions answered by one of the best?

So cool.

I am so excited for the weekend.

I am ready to learn and so is the small group of people, ranging from medical doctors to group fitness instructors, that have come from around the world to be here.

Having your questions answered from the best in the world in an intensive weekend seminar/course is so great.

I love bringing the best to Vancouver and can’t wait to bring more of them, like Justin Price.

I will have some more information on what I learned and some video clips from the course.

Here is a quick clip from today:

Rick Kaselj, MS

Symptoms of an Underactive Psoas

Dealing with an Underactive Psoas

I got  a guest post for you.

It is from Ben Greenfield.  I have been reading his stuff for some time and I asked him to send me a blog post.

I liked it and I know you will as well.  It talks about inflammation which is a huge issue in recovery from injuries, enjoy.

How To Recover Like Wolverine From X-Men

By Ben Greenfield, MS – Author of The Bulletproof Knee & Run With No Pain

Let’s make just one giant assumption and assume that you know all about Wolverine from X-Men.

You know he possesses animal-keen senses.

You know he competes like a super-human weapon.

You know he has retracting bone claws made from space-age metal.

And, perhaps, most importantly, you know he possesses a special healing factor that allows him to quickly recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin.

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Few days ago I talked about John Izzo’s Lunge to Improved Performance DVD.

Today I wanted to share with you an exercise that I learned from watching the DVD.

Maybe today, I will take a break from the writing and let the video do the talking.

How to Do the Izzo Glute Exercise

==>  CLICK HERE to view a description of the Izzo Glute Exercise

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These random thoughts things have been fun.

I don’t think anyone reads them but I enjoy sharing and writing.

Hip Replacement

I got an email from a Kinesiologist in Regina, Saskatchewan who specializes in training clients with hip and knee replacement.

She had taken the Core Stability of the Hip webinar and is using the concepts and exercises with her hip and knee replacement clients.

If you are looking at increasing your understanding, confidence and getting some exercises for clients with hip and knee replacements, I would recommend Jody Kennett.

Jody Kennett, is a fitness professional that has a specialization working with clients with hip and knee replacements.

She will be presenting her The Joint Replacement Client: Pre & Post-op Exercise Guidelines on November 6 in New Westminster, BC.

I have taken the course twice and I highly recommend the it.

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