5. Hip flexor Tendinosis
Hip flexor tendinosis is the deterioration of collagen fibers within the hip flexor tendons. As opposed to tendinitis, this deterioration does not have an inflammation of the iliopsoas and rectus tendon sheaths. Tendinosis is evidenced by tiny tears in the tendons or jumbled up collagen fibers instead of the usual straight collagen fibers.
Some usual signs of tendinosis are stiff joint, persistent pain or constricted joint movement. Tendinosis is normally caused by too much use of the tendon or physical injury resulting from trauma or a fall in sports. Athletes and manual workers are prone to tendinosis due to the continual stress on the hip flexor tendon sheaths. Treatment of tendinosis of the hip flexors is done with the aim of accelerating the body’s natural healing process.
Therefore, doctors recommend home remedies like rest, doing stretches and massaging the affected tendon. Also, surgery and administration of corticosteroid injection s are used in the treatment of hip flexor tendinosis.