Snapping hip syndrome is causes from tight tendons in front of the hips. These tight tendons can cause the tendon over the hip joint to snap and this often makes a clicking sound. If this happens to you, you may also notice tenderness or pain across the front of the hip.
There will also be a pinching pain in your knees if you bring them up to your chest. To prevent this from happening the hip flexors and all the abductors will need to be gradually stretched and strengthened. Now if you have pain over the side of your hip, then you could be suffering from trochanteric bursitis.
This is an inflammation of the trochanteric bursa and is a common cause of hip pain. The trochanteric bursa lies underneath the attachment of the broad flat bone of the femur, and serves to cushion and reduce friction between the bones, tendons and muscles.
Causes of tronchanteric could be from overuse or structural imbalances in the pelvic area. Treatment will normally involve lessening the workload and stretching and strengthening the affected areas. Now if you have pain in the front of your hip near your groin, you could be diagnosed with iliac us tendonitis or ilioposis syndrome.
This is common amongst younger people and affects the iliac us muscle at the lower portion of the iliopsoas muscle at the front of the hip. The condition is also caused from overuse and increased emphasis on hip flexion and internal rotation, so it affects young people more often.
Treatment will include reduce work load until the symptoms subside. Anti-inflammatory medication can assist with reducing the swelling along the tendon. You may also need to strengthen and correct muscle imbalances, so advice from a physical therapist or athletic trainer may be well worth while. Now if you want to get rid of you lower back pain