Hip Labral Repair

The hip labrum is a ring of fibrocartilage that surrounds the acetabulum (socket of hip) and creates a deeper more stable socket. The labrum can become torn for various reasons, and may not respond to conservative treatments. If you elect to have surgery, physical therapy will play an integral part in your recovery process.

Depending on other procedures that sometimes accompany labral repairs, the early phases of therapy consist of gentle range of motion, muscular activation, scar tissue management and, gait training with use of crutches, as well as protection of the surgical site.  Based on a clinical protocol and your recovery, we will be able to then initiate some low grade strengthening exercises and increase the weight we are able to put through the leg. When we are able to put full weight through the leg, we will initiate closed-kinetic chain exercises for strength, endurance and balance, as well as advanced gait training.  The latter part of our care will focus on activity specific exercises, depending on what your daily routine demands of you.

Associated Symptoms:

  • Hip pain
  • Difficulty moving your leg
  • Difficulty walking (will be on crutches following surgery)
  • Weakness
  • Swelling

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