Iliopsoas Syndrome Health Video

Any runner knows when something is wrong with their hip. The IlioPsoas is part of your hip flexor and this video clip will give you more information on this condition.

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Prior to joining Memorial Hermann, Dr. Adickes completed his sports medicine fellowship under the tutelage of Dr. Richard Steadman of the Steadman Hawkins Clinic in Vail, Colo. Dr. Adickes completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. In 2000, he earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass.Dr. Adickes' career in medicine follows a remarkable decade-long career in the National Football League, during which he was a member of the 1991 Super Bowl Championship Washington Redskins Team. An alumnus of Baylor University, Dr. Adickes was inducted into the Baylor Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. Dr. Adickes serves as team physician for the Houston Rockets, U.S. Ski Team, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and St. Thomas University.

DR. MARK ADDICKES: Let me tell you a little bit about iliopsoas tendinitis. The iliopsoas is the hip flexor, so that's what allows you to lift your leg. And any running athlete, cycling athlete who has pain in the groin, very often that can be your iliopsoas. Usually, it can be treated with just a stretching program. When the pain gets worse consult your doctor. He can get you in some physical therapy. Very often with a focused stretching program, you can avoid the need for any further intervention. When the pain gets bad enough, we can put an injection of some cortisone-type medicine to get rid of the inflammation. So like a lot of muscle problems, if you stretch well, keep the hip-girdle muscles strong, you can avoid a problem. But if the pain gets bad enough consult your physician.

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