Category: Hip Flexion / Extension

  • Hip Flexion / Extension

    Hip Flexion / Extension

    Testing hip flexion and extension is becoming more popular. Largely because of the increase in hip arthroscopies. More research is available although it is often contradictory.  Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI): Casartelli et al.(2012) described decreased isokinetic (and isometric strength tested on a isokinetics machine) muscle strength of the hip flexors in patients with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome (FAI),…