The Active Hip Centre is a rehabilitation clinic exclusively focussed on helping people with ongoing hip pain. Our experienced physiotherapy staff are not only passionate about the hip but are specially trained to recognize the underlying causes of hip pain.
Our treatment sessions are fully one-on-one with each patient so we can take the necessary time to properly assess the region and CLEARLY discuss with the patient the underlying cause of their symptoms and, most importantly, HOW THEY CAN IMPROVE OR FIX THE PROBLEM using a progressive, home-based rehab plan developed over the past 25 years with input from physiotherapists, sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons.
Research conducted at the University of Calgary by David Lindsay and colleagues has shown the rehabilitation program used by the Active Hip Centre provide very positive outcomes in the vast majority of cases (Johnson, Lindsay & Wiley 1999).
Most patients only require a few visits spread out over a couple of months to get their hip pain under control. At EACH VISIT patients are re-assessed and prescribed very specific NEW exercises for very specific timeframes – all designed to target and correct muscle imbalances. These imbalances are common in the hip for the simple reason there are more muscles around this joint than any other joint in the body. Poor walking habits, prolonged sitting, incorrect weight-training or a previous history of foot/ankle/knee injuries can all contribute to muscle imbalances around the hip.
Each of the prescribed exercises is designed to be:
- easily performed at home,
- is written down in great detail so can reviewed at any time,
- require no specialized equipment apart from an inexpensive elastic strap,
- can be completed in just a couple of minutes per day.
The typical conditions associated with muscle imbalances and treated at the Active Hip Centre include tendonitis, bursitis, femoral acetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, osteo-arthritis and dysplasia. We also provide pre/post surgical programs for labral repair, peri-acetabular (PAO) or rotational osteotomy and hip replacement (THA) or resurfacing (Birmingham).
If required, we can also refer patients to sports medicine physicians to allow for a comprehensive rehab/medical plan that could include additional imaging or possible injections.
- 24% of the individuals that we treat (typically with osteo-arthritis or labral involvement), may require an injection or surgery (both of which have much better outcomes when combined with appropriate conservative management)
- Forced bed rest or non weight bearing causes a 23% loss of deep hip rotator strength in only 14 days!
- Typical timeframe to get symptoms under control with the Active Hip program is 4-6 months
- Average amount of years a patient has experienced hip pain prior to assessment: 3 years (range from 1 month to 35 years)