needs some helps about my hips

[dark-samurai2]

well if any one read my intro thread i said i had been training in muay thai for about a year and a half. for some reason i have this really wiered problem with my hips. every time i do a front kick to push away with my opponent. i lean back raise my knee and push with my foot as soon as i extend my hips pop really hard and loud. i have no idea why but it does it every single time even when i go slow or fast. is it that im too tense or is it just the way it is. i've heard of ballet dancers having this same problem. but i dont know what they do about it. any that can help i greatly appreciate it. thanks

-Dick

[Fozzy]

go.

to.

a.

doctor....

~Foz

[dark-samurai2]

haha yeah i did he said that as far as he is concerened there is nothing wrong with me haha. just thought i would ask if any one else had this problem

[mutex8]

Originally Posted by dark-samurai2

haha yeah i did he said that as far as he is concerened there is nothing wrong with me haha. just thought i would ask if any one else had this problem

I'm 90% sure that it's snapping hip syndrome, and I suspect it's a problem in many martial arts with a big kicking component to them.

Your doctor is right, in that you won't die from it, and therefore doesn't really care about fixing it. But it'd probably be better for you if you did something about it, specifically about getting the muscles around your hip more balanced and flexible. I think that seeing a sports PT if you're really concerned would be more helpful than a doctor.

Personally, I started paying more attention to stretching the muscles in the area, and coincidentally started heavy squatting, and this has helped tremendously. YMMV.

[Standard]

Originally Posted by mutex8

I'm 90% sure that it's snapping hip syndrome, and I suspect it's a problem in many martial arts with a big kicking component to them.

Your doctor is right, in that you won't die from it, and therefore doesn't really care about fixing it. But it'd probably be better for you if you did something about it, specifically about getting the muscles around your hip more balanced and flexible. I think that seeing a sports PT if you're really concerned would be more helpful than a doctor.

Personally, I started paying more attention to stretching the muscles in the area, and coincidentally started heavy squatting, and this has helped tremendously. YMMV.

Good call.

I've heard of alot of people developing hip problems because of a high kicking volume and the amount of movement required in the joint. Working to strengthen the muscles that support the joint would be your best option, the only thing that helped my shoulder from popping out was strength training all the muscles that supported it.

[DrunkenCatfish]

I occasionally get the poping hip, if my front kick goes from inside to outside for some reason.

My hips always pop if i do that warmup where you raise your knee up the middle and circle you hip out.

I doesnt give me any other problems though.

[rainbowchild]

Originally Posted by DrunkenCatfish

My hips always pop if i do that warmup where you raise your knee up the middle and circle you hip out.

I get this too. I told my trainer and he laughed at me moaning and said "who's hips don't"

[Urban]

Try working on the musculature around the hip, a good leg routine involving squat variants, one legged work (pistols, lunges, step-ups, etc.), and sled dragging with the sled attached to your ankles could do a lot of good. Then again I have never had to rehab or prehab a hip, so I leave you with the golden rule of injury recovery: if it hurts, don't do it or change it until it doesn't hurt (lighten the load, shorten the range of motion, etc).