Problems With The Hip
The hip is known as a ball and socket joint. The ball component is named the femoral head, and is at the end of the thigh bone (femur). The socket is termed the acetabulum which is part of the pelvis. The joint surfaces that move against each other are covered with a structure called cartilage that is lubricated with fluid; this allows the joint to move without friction. Encompassing the hip joint are the capsule, ligaments, muscles, fascia, nerves and blood vessels. There’s a structure referred to as labrum which attaches to the boney rim of the acetabulum which acts to deepen the socket and have a operate as a vacuum seal.
Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI)
The shape, size and form of the hip joint can vary from person to person. This may be from how we are genetically hard-wired, or how the hip joint evolves as we go from… Read More…
