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  • Our therapists are licensed in New York State and active members in the American Physical Therapy Association. We have advanced training in joint mobilization and myofascial release techniques.
  • We are dedicated practitioners with a passion for the profession and a comprehensive, holistic approach to treatment and healing. We treat each patient as an individual and treat the whole person, with a plan of care designed to meet the patient’s set goals for health, functionality and a return to work, tasks and activities. We network with a team of physicians, chiropractors, acupuncturists and massage therapists in order to provide guidance to other modalities that may be effective in the patients’ care. We also offer superior Telehealth services for physical therapy.
  • Physical Therapist and owner Dr. Karena Wu PT, DPT, OCS is a graduate of the Program in Physical Therapy at Columbia University and is affiliated with several healthcare organizations in New York City. She is certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Kinesio Taping Practitioner and Pilates Instructor, and uses SpiderTech Taping. She is also a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Graston Technique Specialist and Pilates Instructor. She holds LSVT BIG, FMS and SFMA Level 1 certifications as well. Dr. Wu also specializes in vertigo and temporomandibular joint disorders.
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Why It Is Important to Consult a Physical Therapist for Hip Injuries

Do you need a physical therapist for hip injuries? Hip injuries can occur due to several reasons. You could be playing sports or lifting something heavy, which could result in injuring your hip. In case you don’t know, the hip joint tolerates weight when you walk. Applying additional pressure could result in complicated conditions and injury.

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Other than this, if you play sports that consist of physical play, falling down or a bad tackle can injure your hip. You could either wait for the pain to leave or have it checked by a professional, such as a physical therapist, which is always a good idea.

Continue reading forward as we’ll explain why you need to visit a physical therapist in case of a hip injury.

Who Are Physical Therapists?

Physical therapists are the experts in treating and diagnosing physical disorders, injuries, and disabilities of your body. Whether your physical condition is due to any diseases, injury, or other reasons, a physical therapist will find a way to help you improve your ability to move and manage pain.

When the function of your body gets disturbed or related to impairment like neurological, musculoskeletal, integumentary (skin), and cardiopulmonary, a physical therapist can recommend treatment accordingly. Before recommending or applying any treatment to alleviate the pain, they evaluate these systems.

They devise accurate and safe exercises for your physical condition. A physical therapist must have good problem-solving and verbal communication skills. The best physical therapist avoids creating a traditional office atmosphere and enjoys his works with other employees.

Types of Hip Conditions a Physical Therapist Treats

Our hip joint is a joint between our pelvis and thigh bone. You can also call them ball-and-socket joints because they look like a ball from the top area of your thigh bone. Usually, your hips tolerate tremendous force during the gait cycle, and it can break in case of severe injury only.

You can damage or injure your hips due to playing intense sports, falling from a height, or running. Almost all hip conditions are treatable, but if you do not give them proper attention, you might have to live with following hip conditions.

  • Hip arthritis
  • Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)
  • Avascular necrosis
  • Hip bursitis
  • Hip dysplasia
  • Hip dislocation
  • Hip fracture
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Osteoarthritis

How a Physical Therapist Treats Hip Injuries

If you have any hip injury or condition, seek help from a physical therapist. Delaying might increase the risk of further complications, such as, weakness, pain, instability, or healing of fracture in the wrong position (difficult to undo). Some home remedies like icing and compression might decrease swelling, but it won’t cure or fix your injury properly.

Consulting a physical therapist will get you a quick diagnosis accordingly. They can treat your hip condition with simple treatments. Your physical therapist might include some medicines and exercises during your hip treatment procedure.

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The most common technique a physical therapist use to treat your hip condition is internal rotation joint mobilization in supine. Your therapist will rotate the hip by bending your knee to a 90-degree angle (flexed position). This technique will increase your hip’s resistance and help you in standing and walking with less pain.

How Long Does the Physical Therapy for Hip Injuries Last?

A physical therapist will focus on reducing your pain, increasing motion, and improving strength. Techniques for reducing pain might include icing, massage, exercises, and heat. As for your motion and movement speed, they will start by moving your hip passively and take a step forward to active stretching and exercises.

However, during the whole physical therapy procedure, you have to avoid any physical activities without the supervision of your therapist. Hip injuries usually take almost six weeks to heal, but you cannot predict a time frame until you know its severity.

Bottom Line: Consult ActiveCare Physical Therapy © for Your Hip Injury

If you’re thinking where you can find a professional physical therapist, you have come to the right place. At ActiveCare Physical Therapy ©, we have the best therapists to treat most conditions requiring PT, including hip injuries.

Our PT’s provide the latest progressive treatments, from manual therapies to joint mobilizations to functional training. So, if you are suffering from a hip injury or want to consult our therapists for other conditions, contact us today and heal yourself with the best!

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Physical Therapy for Hip Pain

Hip Pain Symptoms and Causes

Hip pain, also known as hip bursitis, is a common problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Patients experience hip pain while walking and can be so severe that normal activity becomes nearly impossible. Hip pain can present itself with bone, muscle, tendon, ligament or cartilage damage. For many people, hip pain is particularly associated with age-related joint damage. It is estimated that one in four people will suffer from hip injuries, or degeneration, by the time they reach their mid-eighties.

Hip pain can happen for several reasons, such as bone abnormalities and loss, joint movement deteriorations and muscles and other tissues weakness around the joint that are more common in older patients. This can lead to chronic pain, along with a decrease in the ability for a person to move and function normally.

Hip Pain Treatment

Hip pain treatment depends on whether or not it involves infection. If infection is not present, it can be treated with home remedies that include ice compresses, rest and anti-inflammatory and pain medications. Cortisone injection is typically rapidly effective and helps patient recover in a few days. This is sometimes accompanied with the aspiration procedure. Patients with hip bursitis can often see pain and inflammation reduction with:

  • Weight loss
  • Stretching exercises
  • Wearing proper footwear for exercise activities.
  • Physical therapy

Generally, patients experiencing hip bursitis should avoid inclines, hills and stairs and direct pressure on the affected hip when sleeping.

Hip Replacement Surgery

Hip replacement surgery is needed in cases of a damaged or failing joint. It must be operated on to remove it and replace it with a synthetic prosthesis. Another option is to repair the joint by augmenting the bone with synthetic material until it conforms to a normal shape and function again.

Infectious (Septic) Bursitis

Although rare in the hip, infectious bursitis requires further evaluation and treatment by a doctor. The bursa fluid needs to be examined in the laboratory to identify the precise bacteria causing the infection. Treatment for septic bursitis requires antibiotic therapy, often intravenously. Some patients require repeated aspiration of the infected fluid. In more serious cases, surgical drainage

and removal of the infected bursa sac (bursectomy) may also be necessary.

For most patients, physical therapy will help in the recovery from hip pain. Contact us today to schedule an appointment with the best physical therapist in NYC.

Treating Hip and Back Issues

By Karena Wu, as published in Total Food Service.

Lately, I’ve seen a lot of clients with hip and back issues.  The low back and the hip are neighboring joints that help each other out and at times can be indistinguishable in determining the source of pain. You can experience pain in the hip or glutes (aka the butt) but it can be coming from the low back. You can experience low back pain that is actually stemming from the hip. Either way, when the low back and hip are out of whack, it makes for a difficult time doing your daily routine, especially if you are on your feet doing prep work and then service. That makes for a long and uncomfortable day in the restaurant industry.

The hip joint sits deep in the pelvis, under the gluteal muscles. There are layers of muscles that support, control and move the hip. This joint is a ball and socket joint, like a golf ball on a tee. It is a weight-bearing joint that is closely intertwined with the low back and this area is a necessary support and foundation to our bodies. It is sturdy and can take a lot of impact but if it is too much or it is just in the wrong place at the wrong time, it can give out on us. And that is when you get what is called a labral tear in the hip.

The labrum is a cartilaginous piece that sits like a ring on the rim of the hip socket. This socket is actually part of the pelvis that is called the acetabulum.  The labrum exists to provide stability to this ball and socket joint. It is connected to the joint capsule and helps to close off the joint and encapsulate it, both for joint health and joint integrity. If it is damaged, the joint can degenerate from excessive shear, the axis of rotation can be off and the nutrition in the joint can be diminished. This repetitive micro-trauma can eventually lead to a macro-trauma within the joint.

Injury is the major cause of labral tears. Working in the kitchen takes its toll on the weight bearing structures in the legs, even if you are standing relatively still. But, start moving from station to station and you’ll get that repetitive trauma, possibly a macro-trauma if you slip and fall. So, repetitive motion or a single trauma are common causes. Structural changes (both congenital and functional, meaning you are either born with it or it changes from improper posture or use) can also cause damage and injury.  Symptoms are pain deep in the hip joint or the groin, clicking, catching or locking, stiffness and weakness or instability. The pain is typically local but can also radiate into the buttocks, side of the hip and even down to the knee.

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People can live with labral tears but oftentimes have a baseline level of discomfort in the knee joint. They have to modify their activities to minimize irritating the damaged structure inside the joint. They might also have to modify positions so as not to stress the joint.

Physical therapy includes decompression techniques and modalities to reduce pain and inflammation, stretching and strengthening. The low back and core are also included so that the region exists in its most optimal position with good strength, stability and endurance. Planks, clams, straight leg raises, and squats are examples of strengthening activities for the low back and hip. We also use additional therapies like kinesiology tape to help increase neuromuscular activation during exercise and during your daily routine.

If conservative care cannot help, surgery is an option. It can include a labral repair (where the tissues are sewn together) or a debridement (where the tissues are shaved down). Recovery after surgery can take up to 4 to 6 months and you are able to return to all normal activities at the 6 month mark.

Whatever road you go down, make sure to consult your local physical therapist to start. Oftentimes, we can help avoid surgery. If not, we can make a recommendation to the best-suited surgeon at the appropriate time after injury. The goal is to get you back on your feet as quickly and safely as possible, with that hip joint of your bearing the weight of you and the drinks and exquisite dishes you bring to your customers.

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