Hip, groin, and or pelvic pain in sport can be due to a variety of causes. An underlooked potential primary or secondary source of hip pain is the pelvic floor muscles. Sharing bony structures with the pelvic floor is the hip joint which receives its support from the surrounding bony structures, ligaments, connective tissues and muscles. The hip is a ball and socket joint followed by the head of the femur which is the “ball” which rests in the “socket” which is the acetabulum of the pelvis.

A strong hip rotator that provides support to the pelvic organs and also helps control hip motion in sport is the obturator internus. In dynamic sports such as running, the gluteals and adductor muscles are known work concoordinately to control the position of the femur while the pelvic floor muscles respond reflexively to control continence and support the hip concurrently through shared attachment sites.

At Radiance Physical Therapy, LLC, not only will you have a tailored treatment plan with a pelvic floor physical therapist knowledgeable of the demands of running sports, using a collaborative approach to go from feeling frustrated and held back by pain to finding long lasting relief of your persistent hip pain and clarity on how to keep active in the sport you love.