Gerti Bucher-Dollenz
MAS (Manipulative Physiotherapy) MAS (Educational Design) PT, PT OMTsvomp®
IMTA Senior Teacher
Gerti completed her Physiotherapy Diploma in Klagenfurt, Austria in 1983. After working in Austria for a short time she moved to Switzerland where she has since worked at in various rehabilitation centres and hospitals, including ten years at the at the Rehabilitation Centre in Valens. In 1992 she completed a Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia and went on to graduate with a Masters of Applied Science in Physiotherapy in 1993. Gerti qualified as a teacher with the International Maitland Teachers Association (IMTA) in 1993. She is also a member of the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute (NOI). Currently Gerti works in private practice in Heiligkreuz, Switzerland and continues to teach postgraduate manipulative therapy in a number of European countries. Since 2009 she is a Senior Teacher of IMTA. Gertis special interests include the management of orthopaedic patients, neuropathic pain and chronic pain, the integration of manual therapy into the treatment of neurological patients and the neurophysiology of learning.
Did you think about instability of the hip joint?
No, because the hip joint is a stable ball and socket joint. How can this joint be instable, beside traumatic dislocation or subluxation?
Subtle anatomic abnormalities in the presence of repetitive hip joint rotation and axial loading as seen in sports such as gymnastics, ballet, football, golf, figure skating, tennis and baseball can lead to micorinstability of the hip (1,2). In addition, inherent ligamentous laxity and/or peri-articular muscular weakness may be a predisposing factor for microinstability of the hip.
Since a few years symptomatic hip micorinstability has gained more attention. It is now recognized as a potential cause of pain and disability in young patients (3).
The diagnosis of hip microinstability is based mainly on a thorough subjective and physical examination. In addition, radiographic examination may be used to confirm the hypothesis.
Watch out for tomorrow: Clinical pattern "Microinstability of the hip"
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