A community member asked a great question this week, and I thought it might be helpful for everyone to hear the answer!
Q: What if your hip makes a popping sound every time you bend?
My A: This is an excellent question. Hip popping is often a question of alignment within the hips. If the upper leg bone (the femur) is sitting to far forward or up in the hip ball-and-socket, you can get popping in the hip when you try to extend the leg forward (or in your case, bending at the hips!), because your leg bone is running into your hip bone.
Repetitive popping is defniitely something we want to look at because it's like rubbing a rock on a rope. Eventually...you get wear and tear.
A couple quick things you can try:
- Look at your hip position when you bend - if you tip your pelvis more forward or back, does the popping change?
- Look at the angle of your upper leg bone. If your feet are turned out when you bend over (and then maybe your upper leg is also turned out), either could create popping as well.
Would it be helpful if I made a video about this, with some exercises / movements to try?
Kendra Fitzgerald
A community member asked a great question this week, and I thought it might be helpful for everyone to hear the answer!
Q: What if your hip makes a popping sound every time you bend?
My A:
This is an excellent question. Hip popping is often a question of alignment within the hips. If the upper leg bone (the femur) is sitting to far forward or up in the hip ball-and-socket, you can get popping in the hip when you try to extend the leg forward (or in your case, bending at the hips!), because your leg bone is running into your hip bone.
Repetitive popping is defniitely something we want to look at because it's like rubbing a rock on a rope. Eventually...you get wear and tear.
A couple quick things you can try:
- Look at your hip position when you bend - if you tip your pelvis more forward or back, does the popping change?
- Look at the angle of your upper leg bone. If your feet are turned out when you bend over (and then maybe your upper leg is also turned out), either could create popping as well.
Would it be helpful if I made a video about this, with some exercises / movements to try?
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