When the client has groin pain, the most common causes are hip impingement, tendonitis, or both. Hip impingement is sometimes severe, especially when it’s accompanied by labral injury. And tendonitis can be very difficult to heal.
The technique for easing the joint back into flow is performed by some, but not all! – chiropractors, PT, and osteopaths.
However, it’s within your scope of practice, so I want to teach you how to help your clients. Muscles move joints only when the joints can move, so this technique will improve your muscle outcomes as well.
If the client’s muscles (a tendon is part of a muscle) are the problem, and stretching causes pain or doesn’t lengthen them, you will be able to help them with this mobilization. You can help them even more if you know alternate stretches for them to try.
The first video linked below demonstrates how to distinguish between a muscle problem and a joint problem, and the second video helps the client do the same. Feel free to pass it on to your client if you want to.
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