Definition:

A condition in which you hear a snapping sound or feel a snapping sensation in your hip when you walk, run, get up from a chair, or swing your leg around. Snapping hip syndrome is classified by location of the snapping either articular or intra-articular.

Symptoms:

• Audible snapping or popping noise
• Pain or discomfort in the hip
• Pain often decreases with rest and diminished activity
• Weakness in the hip

Causes:

• Repeated hip flexion (ballet dancers, gymnasts, horse riders, track and field athletes and soccer players, military training, or any vigorous exerciser)
• Excessive weightlifting or running, the cause is usually attributed to extreme thickening of the tendons in the hip region
• Snapping hip syndrome most often occurs in persons who are 15 to 40 years old
• Muscle imbalance

Treatment:

• ROM and stretching
• Hip stabilization exercises
• Lower extremity strengthening
• Core stabilization exercises
• Posture program
• Gait program