Vitalis Hip & Groin Clinic
The Local Experts in Hip, Groin and Pelvic Pain
Hip Pain
At Vitalis we specialise in the expert assessment and treatment of hip pain, especially in young adults. Using systematic assessment we can help identify the source of pain.
Assessment will take in to account a detailed history of your symptoms, a thorough physical examination that evaluates your hip motion, ligamentous laxity, hip muscle strength, biomechanics and movement patterns. You will also undergo an assessment of surrounding areas that may be referring to the area such as your lower back.
If you have femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI), micro-instability with ligamentous laxity, snapping hip, iliopsoas tendinopathy, gluteal tendinopathy, mild dysplaysia (shallow socket), mild or moderate arthritis we can help you.
Our goal is not just to treat pain, but to re-build movement that feels natural, stable and strong. The hip joint is subject to high forces when walking and running, therefore building muscle mass around the hip joint is key to creating stability and controlling symptoms long term. We use soft tissue release and dry needling but at the heart of our strategy is exercise and strength based rehab.
Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP)
Our gentle hands-on treatment combined with a strength and exercise approach can be really helpful to those who are struggling with painful PGP in pregnancy. We can also help after birth when you want to increase physical activity safely and potentially return to running or sport with a sensible structured approach. Pregnancy can leave your body vulnerable to injury especially if you suffered from PGP. We can help you re-build strong, stable natural movement.
Groin Pain
Are you struggling with pain around the pelvis and groin? Pelvic and groin pain can be persistent, complex and deeply disruptive but it’s also highly treatable with the right management.
The pelvis is like a circle and is an area of complex force transfer. It must withstand high forces involved with movements we take for granted such as walking or running. Pain can often occur in more than one area around the pelvis because of it’s complex biomechanics.
Our assessment will help identify the underlying cause of your symptoms such as adductor related groin pain, hip related groin pain, lower abdominal related groin pain, pubic bone overload, ilopsoas pathology or pubic bone stress injury. There may be more than one pathology present, this is often a factor missed in standard care.
A detailed history of your symptoms will be taken as well as a thorough physical examination.
As the groin area is subjected to such high forces during walking, running, sprinting or kicking a ball, rehab is usually focused on building muscle mass around the hip, pelvis and lower abdominals to re-establish stability and efficient movement. Our goal is not just to treat pain, but to re-build movement that feels natural, stable and strong.
