The Hip: Physical Therapy Patient Management Using Current Evidence

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The effectiveness of manual physical therapy interventions in pediatric patients with anterior hip pain: a retrospective study

“…Patients were excluded if: their pain did not meet the aforementioned criteria as 'anterior, ' they had a medical diagnosis requiring exclusion, such as Legg-Calve-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, fracture, or if they had any contraindications to manual therapy. Contraindications included presence of metabolic or infectious disease such as osteoporosis or osteomyelitis, active bone disease, long-term corticosteroid use, fracture, joint, or ligament instability, worsening neurological function, and current use of anticoagulant therapy [15,21]. The chart review spanned the time from the patent's initial evaluation with the physical therapist to their discharge from physical therapy.…”