FAI - Hip Impingement Explained

To be diagnosed with FAI you have to have a symptomatic hip. We often find patients have some bony changes - there is a slight extra bit of bone on the ball (cam), the socket (pincer), or both. But just having these does not mean you have FAI. With deep bending, squatting or twisting, this can pinch the cartilage, the labrum  or these bony changes and cause pain in the front of the hip or groin.