The Hip

Question 1

What tests do you do for FAI & Labral tear

Answer 1

FADIR & anterior and posterior labral tear

Note: anterior tests for anterior-superior impingement, anterior labral tear or iliopsoas tendinitis

Posterior tests for posterior labral tear, anterior hip instability or posterior-inferior impingement.

Question 2

What tests do you do for sacroiliac joint dysfunction?

Answer 2

FABER & Cluster of Laslett

Question 3

What tests do you do for Gluteal tendinopathy

Answer 3

Adduction test, greater trochanter palpation and single leg stance

Question 4

What tests do you do for ITB tightness?

Answer 4

Ober’s (positive if unable to adduct to horizontal position)

Question 5

What test do you do for rectus femoris contracture?

Answer 5

Ely’s test - patient spontaneously flexes the hip upon maximal knee flexion

Question 6

What test do you do for hamstring tear/tightness?

Answer 6

Test positive patient cannot go further than 30 degrees of knee extension

Question 7

Diagnosis of FAI and labral tear?

Answer 7

FADIR & anterior and posterior labral test
ROM: Flexion & Ext + ER/IR

Question 8

Diagnosis of SIJ dysfunction

Answer 8

FABER & Cluster of laslett
ROM: Flexion & Ext + ER/IR

Question 9

Diagnosis of Gluteal tendinopathy?

Answer 9

Adduction test, greater trochanter palpation and single leg stance

MMT: ABD, EXT, ER

Question 10

Diagnosis of ITB tightness

Answer 10

Obers

MMT: ABD, EXT, ER

Question 11

Diagnosis of rec fem

Answer 11

Ely’s
MMT: Hip flexion & knee extension

Question 12

Diagnosis of hamstrings

Answer 12

90/90 straight leg raise (pos = <30 deg knee ext)
MMT: knee flexion & hip ext