Hip impingement known as femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) is a movement related disorder with multiple symptoms associated to the condition. Hip pain, clicking, catching, stiffness or giving way with restricted movement are linked to hip impingement. Typically, active males around adolescence who participate in multi-directional and high impact movements are at risk of developing symptoms. Likewise, active females are at risk who are around 30 years old, can notice a gradual onset of symptoms and struggle to sprint. Physiotherapy can help by providing advice on management that can assist settling the symptoms down before developing a rehabilitation plan to return to sport over a 3-4 months. In some cases if symptoms are not improving then a referral on to orthopaedics would be advised.

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