What changes if we view our practice through a long-term lens? When it comes to our hips, it means aiming to create and maintain powerful and supportive joints, capable of moving us through the decades of our lives with ease and independence. This monthly dose unpacks what we can learn from reverse-engineering common muscular patterns associated with hip osteoarthritis and highlights how that might inform our practice right now.

Click the links below to read the research referenced throughout this lecture:

• Pelvic & Lower Limb Compensatory Actions of Subjects in an Early Stage of Hip Osteoarthritis
• Hip Muscle Strength & Muscle Cross Sectional Area in Men with & without Hip Osteoarthritis
• The Association between Degenerative Hip Joint Pathology & Size of the Gluteus Medius, Gluteus Minimus & Piriformis Muscles
• The Association between Degenerative Hip Joint Pathology & Size of the Gluteus Maximus & Tensor Fascia Lata Muscles
• Structure & Function of the Abductors in Patients with Hip Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
• Investigation of the Hip Abductor Activation in Subjects with Clinical Unilateral Osteoarthritis

Additional Resources (YMO classes):

• 3D Hip Strength
• Balanced Strength for Your Hips
• Hip Strength in 20
• Glutes & Legs Power
• Hips: Engage & Release
• Hello Hips
• MFR: 360 Degrees of the Hips
• Restorative for Hips