Hip flexor pain when squatting

keeponkickin

You should of spent more time searching Google before posting this...

http://posturalrestoration.com/media/pdfs/Hip_Impingement_2.pdf
http://www.ericcressey.com/hip-pain-in-athletes-the-origin-of-femoroacetabular-impingement
http://www.pureperformancetraining.com/blog/FAI

To be clear, coach, my knowledge does not come from google. I have a PhD in bioengineering, and my research is focused on musculoskeletal biomchanics. Part of my research targets the study of the biomechanics of hip pathology. I also happen to have FAI.

http://mrl.sci.utah.edu/

Best of luck trying to correct skeletal deformities with foam rolling and glute activation exercises.

^^^ THIS ^^^

delicious_cocktail

I am told that OP had surgery on her right hip today to address the diagnosed FAI.

Surgery went very well, doctor rectified the minor bone deformity and the comparatively extensive tissue damage.

Surgery was a little under two hours, outpatient, and OP will be on crutches for four weeks. Total recovery (to lets say 80 or 90%) will be on the order of three months. At which point OP will return to have left hip repaired.

CoderGal

I've been lifting for about a year, but only started squatting heavy multiple times a week (Stronglifts) back in January. So perhaps this is an overuse injury, but I'm looking for info/experience in case it's a matter of form/flexibility or something else entirely.

Anyway! I'm having sharp hip flexor pain during squats. The pain is significant, and it's there whether I do front, goblet, BB or even bodyweight squats, normal or sumo squat, parallel or ATG. I'm extremely flexible - hypermobile, in fact - so it's not a matter of my calves/ankles/hips lacking a full ROM. I have changed my stance several times over the course of the last few months, trying to find the position that will allow me maximum glute activation since I'm naturally more hamstring-dominant. I've been very conservative with the weight progression - currently lifting 60kgs for 5x5 in a wide sumo stance.

I was having some back pain that I thought was twisted vertebrae, but when I saw my PT about it two days ago, she said that my right glute was extremely tight and that it was causing a chain reaction of tightness up my spine. I'm wondering if this is somehow related to the hip flexor pain, since it's all in the same area and both problems started around the same time.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

thoughts: Scary I'm also extremely flexible but find weird pains in places when doing squats. Took a while off weighted squats and was all gah I'm getting nowhere but I'm kind of thankful I did right now after reading this post. They're feeling a lot better now, but at the same time, it's another good reason to be cautious! Thanks for sharing and bump for the flexible ones that may have similar problems.

tatasmagik

This thread is full of awesome geekery (I studied forensic anthropology in college and totally nerd out over bones).

Good luck to the OP, thanks for the update.

SueSlick

Whew!!! that's a long recovery time! Thanks for the update...glad it went well!

Barbellgirl

Tagging for later reading.