Hip muscle activity in male football players with hip-related pain; a comparison with asymptomatic controls during walking

Compare muscle activity between male football players with and without hip-related pain. Morphological and intra-articular features of hip-related pain are proposed pre-cursors to hip osteoarthritis. Altered muscle activity is a feature of severe hip osteoarthritis, but it is not known whether differences exist earlier in the pathological spectrum. Cross-sectional; University laboratory; Forty-two male football players with hip-related pain; and...