Filed Under (Exercise Rehabilitation, Fitness Education, Hip Injury, Hip Pain, Low Back Pain) by Rick Kaselj on 29-12-2010
Lets move on to prediction #5 for 2011.
We all know about the lower back being the number one injury when it comes to clients that exercise.
An injury that I have seen on the rise of late is hip pain.
How Can Hip Injuries Be the New Injury of Choice?
Hip Fractures are on the Rise
With our population getting older and living longer, hip issues will continue to be on the rise. In older adults they estimate that 100,000 people a year will need surgery for fractured neck of the femur by 2033, with a mortality of 8.9 to 9.3% and costing 3.6 to 5.6 billion pounds (White, 2010). This is staggering. After their surgery, they will need exercise in order to fully help them recover from their surgery and get back to life. The exercise program may start with physical therapy, but will need to be continued at home and in fitness centers.
Other hip pain and hip injuries we will see more of are adductor tendinopathy, osteoporosis, and osteoarthritis.
Hip Pain and the Lower Back
The crazy thing is, as I do more learning, research, and training, I see the hip plays a huge role when it comes to lower back pain.
Many times when you address issues of the hip it will lead to an improvement of lower back pain.
