No matter what sports we do, the participation of the hip joint is almost inseparable, but the characteristics of the hip joint movement in different projects are also different. Most hip joint injuries still occur in projects with too much axial rotation. Knowing the characteristics of hip joint movements in some projects is also helpful in understanding the high-risk factors of hip joint injuries to guide and suggest proper rehabilitation and sports. One of the most typical examples is dance sports. Many dancers, ballet dancers, figure skaters, yoga, cheerleaders, martial arts athletes, gymnasts and other hip joints often exceed the range of physiological limits. Some excellent athletes exist due to repeated practice. With joint laxity and micro instability, they are more prone to acetabular cartilage damage, labral damage and femoral neck synovial hernia. It has been reported by hip and knee orthopaedics that 60% of the dancers have groin pain, but only when dancing; when the dancers do the most demanding poses in classical ballet, the femoral head displacement relative to the acetabulum can reach 0.93 to 6.35 mm.
With the convening of the Winter Olympics, we have a deeper understanding of ice and snow sports. High-speed and exciting sports are the characteristics of ice and snow sports, and hip joint injuries are common in ice and snow sports. For example, speed skating (Ice Skating) and ice hockey (Ice Hockey) require high-speed travel on the ice. These two events are also very ornamental. Everyone widely loves ice hockey because of its high-speed and fierce confrontation…
The demeanour of speed skaters in the Winter Olympics (pictures come from the Internet)
But both types of sports are also at high risk of a hip injury and degeneration. The injuries mainly come from the hip extension during the ice kick phase, abduction and external rotation, and the large hip flexion and internal rotation during the leg swing phase. The rapid abduction and external rotation of the hip joint during ice pedalling is a potential cause of acute and chronic groin strains, so we should follow the principle of gradual and orderly progress and do what we can when participating in these sports.
Some sports are prone to damage to the hip joint in the snow sports, such as the cross-country skiing (Cross-Country Skiing) project known as the snow marathon, which is a double test of the athlete’s technology and physical strength and the same snow-skiing action also causes huge damage to the hip joint. , Repeated strong hip extension, abduction, and external rotation are not uncommon, such as greater trochanter bursitis is very common. The alpine skiing project, which combines speed and technology, is also prone to acute rotation injuries of the hip joint.
In fact, with regard to the jumping and landing movements in sports, the relevant research is more on the injury of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint, but the stiff hip joint will also affect the valgus action of the knee joint when landing, which in turn will cause damage to the knee joint. Therefore, hip joint injuries are closely related to ice and snow sports. When we enthusiastically participate in ice and snow sports, we must also pay attention to the reaction of the hip joint. On the one hand, we need to improve.
Physical fitness increases core muscle strength and limb muscle strength to avoid injury. On the one hand, once we have pain around the hip joint, we should also be careful whether the hip joint is damaged. Seek immediate medical attention of hip and knee orthopaedics if symptoms persist.
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