Immediate effects of hip mobilization on pain and baropodometric variables
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is an important tool for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders of mechanical origin. Since the hip is an important structure for weight bearing as well as static and dynamic balance, it is suggested that hip impairments may affect weight distribution. Both static and dynamic balance are dependent on adequate joint mobility which in the presence of any kind of alteration can lead to modifications of plantar pressure distribution patterns which, in turn, can be detected by computerized baropodometry. The aim of this study was to verify clinical and baropodometric immediate effects of a single session of hip mobilization in a patient with chronic anterior hip pain. Read more.