Specialized Toolkit Series: Arthroscopic Hip Treatments-Prehabilitation Physical Therapy for Hip Arthroscopy

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The presentation focuses on preoperative physical therapy (PT) for patients undergoing hip arthroscopy, emphasizing four main goals: improving range of motion, reducing pain and symptoms, addressing soft tissue deficits, and correcting poor activation patterns of hip muscles. These goals aim to enhance surgical outcomes. The approach involves preliminary assessments of passive and active hip range of motion, employing various therapeutic modalities like heat, ice, electrical stimulation, and manual therapy techniques such as dry needling and soft tissue mobilization. Exercise prescription is individualized, focusing primarily on strengthening, neuromuscular stability, and muscle activation without aggravating symptoms. Preoperative education also plays a vital role, preparing patients for post-surgical recovery, including teaching them to use assistive devices like crutches or braces and modifying their home environment to minimize stress on the hip. The presentation underscores the need for a personalized PT plan in collaboration with therapists to optimize prehab and post-surgical recovery.

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Amanda Gentile, PT, DPT

Keywords

preoperative physical therapy

hip arthroscopy

range of motion

therapeutic modalities

muscle activation

prehab