Hip Injuries in Overhead Athletes

Hip injuries in the overhead athlete have attracted little attention in the past; however, hip and groin injuries make up 5.5% of all professional baseball injuries and continue to increase in prevalence. Hip and groin injuries are exacerbated by the repetitive extremes of motion required for throwing, serving, and spiking a ball as well as the rapid acceleration and deceleration involved in overhead athletics. The diagnosis and management of these injuries in overhead athletes can be challenging, and often involves multiple pain sources. These athletes commonly experience adductor strains and athletic pubalgia/core muscle injuries which often occur concurrently with underlying bony pathology such as femoroacetabular impingement, which leads to limitations in hip range-of-motion. Hip and groin injuries in the overhead athlete can be debilitating and recurring; therefore, accurate and prompt diagnosis and management of these injuries are critical. (C) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.