Snapping Hip Syndrome, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Snapping Hip Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases
Snapping hip syndrome (SHS) medically termed coxa saltans or dancer’s hip is a hip disorder.
A person with SHS may hear a snapping sound or feel a snapping sensation when their affected hip joint moves.
When muscle tendons are inflamed, often from overuse, they can click or snap as they move over the hip socket bone.
SHS is more frequent in women, though it can involve people of all genders and ages.
Types of snapping hip syndrome
There are 3 main types of snapping hip syndrome:
1. Internal snapping hip
This type happens when the tendons slide over bone structures at the front of the hip joint.
This form of SHS most often happens as the iliopsoas tendon snaps over underlying bony prominences, such as the iliopectinal eminence or the anterior part of the femoral head.
2. External snapping hip
With this type, the tendon or muscle slides over bone at the top of the thigh bone, or femur.
External SHS happens when the iliotibial band glides over the top of the femur, an area called the greater trochanter, along the outside.
3. Intra-articular snapping hip
In this third type, a snapping hip is produced by an actual hip joint issue or injury.
Unlike external or internal SHS, intra-articular SHS is not produced by a tendon or muscle.
Many cases of SHS are harmless but can raise the danger for joint damage.
For athletes and dancers, more serious instances of this disorder can produce pain and involve their overall performance.
Causes
SHS is often produced by the hip tendon or muscle sliding over bone.
As the muscle stretches, it causes tension that leads to a snapping sensation when released.
The underlying cause of the snapping hip is dependent on the type of SHS the patient has.
Internal SHS
Internal snapping hip happens when the hip muscle or tendons slide over the front of the hip joint.
It is normally produced when the iliopsoas tendon (the tendon connecting the inner hip muscles to the thigh bone) moves over the pelvic bone.
Another cause of this disorder is when the quadriceps muscle moves over the ball part of the hip’s ball-and-socket joint.
Internal SHS is the second most frequent form of this disorder.
People with internal snapping hip often have a gradual start of symptoms that worsen over time.
They may feel the pain near the groin and can hear a popping sound when they run.
External SHS
External snapping hip is most often due to the iliotibial band moving over the greater trochanter of the femoral head during hip movements in flexion, extension, and external or internal rotation.
Other causes are:
1. The proximal hamstring tendon rolling over the ischial tuberosity,
2. Either the fascia lata or the anterior aspect of the gluteus maximus rolling over the greater trochanter
3. The psoas tendon rolling over the medial fibers of the iliacus muscle.
A combination of defects is also possible such as thickening of both the posterior iliotibial band and anterior gluteus maximus, which snap over the greater trochanter at the same time
This is the most frequent type of SHS.
People with this form of SHS may have heard or felt snapping while running or climbing stairs.
They may also feel some pain and tenderness on the outside of the hip.
It often is painful to lie on this hip at night, and the pain may become worse over time.
Intra-articular SHS
Unlike internal and external SHS, intra-articular SHS is not produced from a muscle or tendon.
Instead, a hip joint injury or issue can activate this disorder.
Treatment is painkillers and physiotherapy if there is pain or disability.
Surgery is seldom needed to lengthen or loosen the iliopsoas tendon.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Snapping Hip Syndrome
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapt

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Aug 31, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463737255

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972. Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009. Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993. Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 70. However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com. His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com This autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com. From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks. He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books. He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures. Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple. For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients. The later books go into more details of medical disorders. He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter. The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks. He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke. His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre. The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall. He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) starting with the Apple computer and going to PC. The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core. The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive. He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance. His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner. The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned. This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale. Dr Kee is the author of: "A Family Doctor's Tale" "Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine" "Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Snapping Hip Syndrome,

A

Simple

Guide

To

The Condition,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2019 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Snapping Hip Syndrome, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Snapping Hip Syndrome

What is Snapping hip syndrome?

Snapping hip syndrome (SHS) medically termed coxa saltans or dancer’s hip is a hip disorder.

A person with SHS may hear a snapping sound or feel a snapping sensation when their affected hip joint moves.

When muscle tendons are inflamed, often from overuse, they can click or snap as they move over the hip socket bone.

SHS is more frequent in women, though it can involve people of all genders and ages.

Types of snapping hip syndrome

There are 3 main types of snapping hip syndrome:

1. Internal snapping hip

This type happens when the tendons slide over bone structures at the front of the hip joint.

This form of SHS most often happens as the iliopsoas tendon snaps over underlying bony prominences, such as the iliopectinal eminence or the anterior part of the femoral head.

2. External snapping hip

With this type, the tendon or muscle slides over bone at the top of the thigh bone, or