📚 Some clients were asking about 'clicking hips' and whether it was a cause for concern...
A 'clicking hip' is usually referred to as Snapping Hip Syndrome (SHS). It is also informally referred to as 'dancer's hip'. It is generally prevalent in dancers, weight lifters, runners and anyone else who may perform repetitive hip motions. Generally, if no pain is felt, there is no cause for concern. However you shouldn't click your hip too often/ repeatedly as you may cause irritation in the tendons around the hip.
The cause is usually a muscle or tendon moving abnormally over a bony prominence. The muscle/tendon is usually tight and overused.
🔸 External SHS - This is usually caused by the IT band (a thick, wide tendon that runs along the outside of the hip joint), snapping over the bony prominence on the outside of the hip joint.
🔸 Internal SHS - This is usually caused by the iliopsoas tendon catching on underlying bony prominences of the pelvis or femur.
Usually, improving the strength in your glutes and hip rotator muscles will reduce the clicking. Exercises such as the Single or Double Leg Kick, Side Leg Lift Series and Shoulder Bridge should help with this. Over the next few Beginner classes I will spend more time working on these exercises to aid those experiencing SHS. When performing any exercises where you experience 'clicking', stop the movement of the leg just before you expect your hip to 'click'. Do not push through and do the full movement. We will work on strengthening the surrounding muscles so that, overtime, the clicking reduces.
I hope this helps!🧡
*Please bear in mind that I am not a medical professional, I simply have a keen interest in anatomy and biomechanics.
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