Hips

There are many reasons why children and young people can have hip pain. They use their hips every day for walking, crawling, sitting, standing and running.

The pain may be in their hip, but they could also feel it in their knee or thigh.

Common Hip Conditions

Snapping Hip - This is a condition that causes the feeling of catching or snapping when moving the hip. The feeling may come with noise and/or pain. Sometimes it may even be a sensation of the hip “giving way” or “coming out of the socket.” The snapping is the movement of a muscle or tendon over the bony structure of the hip. Usually, it is on the outside surface of the hip. It is not the hip coming in and out of the socket.

It is treated with stretches

Hamstring Stretch 

• Sitting with your back against the wall/sofa.
• Legs straight out in front with knees as straight as you can get them.
• You should feel a stretch down the back of your leg.
• Hold for 40 seconds Repeat 4 times.
• Do 3 times a day.

Hamstring Stretch 

• Sitting on a chair.
• Have one leg straight out in front and one leg bent.
• Rest your hands on your bent leg.
• Gently lean forwards from the hip while keeping your knee straight on your straight leg.
• You should feel a stretch down the back of your leg.
• Hold for 40 seconds.
• Repeat 4 times each leg.
• Do 3 times a day.

Hip Stretch 

• Sitting in a chair.
• Place your ankle on your opposite thigh and gently place your hand on your knee and push down towards the floor.
• You should feel a stretch around your hip and inner thigh.
• Hold for 40 seconds.
• Repeat 4 times each leg.
• Do 3 times a day.

ITB Stretch 

• Sitting on the floor.
• Cross one leg over the other outstretched leg and place your foot on the floor.
• Gently place your hand on your bent knee and pull it across your body.
• You should feel a stretch in your hip and the outside of your thigh.
• Hold for 40 seconds, repeat 4 times on each side.
• Do 3 times a day.

Quad Stretch 

• Lying on your tummy.
• Bring one foot up at a time towards your bottom, making sure your hip isn’t going out to the side while doing this.
• You should feel a stretch in your thigh.
• Hold for 40 seconds, repeat 4 times on each side.
• Do 3 times a day.