Psoas Tendinitis

Definition:
Inflammation of the tendons attached to the psoas.
Symptoms:
  • Anterior hip or groin pain
  • Pain worse with activites, subsides at rest
  • Pain worse with walking upstairs, running, kicking
  • Pain with prolonged sitting
  • Audible snapping or click in hip
Causes:
  • Acute trauma to anterior hip
  • Repetitive hip flexion and/or external rotation
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Muscle imbalance
Treatment:
  • ROM and stretching
  • Hip stabilization exercises
  • Lower extremity strengthening
  • Core stabilization exercises
  • Cross friction massage