I've never left a comment on a KZfaq video in my life. But you sir, have saved me. I've had hip pain for the past few years, had MRI's, was diagnosed with FAI and torn labrums, and have been considering surgery. Not once was Anterior Femoral Glide Syndrome ever so much as mentioned by any doctors. After viewing your hip videos, it led me to believe that is exactly the cause of my hip pain. Which led me to search for the syndrome and find multiple articles and success stories of people overcoming their hip pain due to AFGS. So from the bottom of heart, thank you. Without your video, I may have wound up having unsuccessful arthroscopic surgery and still be enduring the pain. I am just beginning my journey to recovery, but I am optimistic for the first time in 3 years.

Thank you for the information! I was a year-long athlete my whole life and had lapriscopic surgery when I was 21 to fix a badly thrashed labrum that occurred as a result of FAI. Four years later and it still hurts about the same. My doctor didn't give me much information beyond "don't flex your hip too much." and I never had time for PT. After initially not finding much information, I'm happy to finally see more on this issue. Especially good to know that I shouldn't do hip flexor stretches so much! I had the misconception that the pain was that "good pain" of stretching out tight muscles, but would always find it made things worse. Keep up the great work!

This was amazing! I’m training for a 50k and had to stop running due to frontal hip pain. I’ve suspected hip impingement but couldn’t find help anywhere on the internet. You explained it all so well and made it understandable for me. This was really an answer to prayer. I just subscribed to your channel. Can’t wait to try these. Thank you so much!!!!!

This video was recommended to me by my chiropractor. I found it extremely helpful and would appreciate learning more from you. Thank you!

Great video. You are the only one on internet who recommends avoiding hip flexor stretches for fai, awesome advice. Keep up the good work. God bless you

I just want to let you how helpful this video is. It improved my pain in the front side of my hip joint, which was not really diagnosed by several orthopedic and rehabilitation doctors. Even one physiotherapy clinic did figure out where my pain is from, they encouraged me to do stretches you mentioned in the end of your video, which made me even uncomfortable sometimes... I even comforted myself maybe the pain is a signal of getting better 😢. Thank you so much for this video.

Can't wait to try this. This explains a lot about my hip and why the hip flexor stretches weren't doing the job. Thanks for the info.

I have had exactly the type of hip pain for exact 1 year now! I have been to countless different types of practitioners (MD's, PT's, chiropractors, massage therapists, acupuncturists, etc), and have not found any relief whatsoever. I am becoming more and more discouraged, as my pain is increasing as time goes by. I am also experiencing pain in my knee now, as well (medial, front), and I can tell that it is not in the joint itself, but soft tissue. I am at a point now where I am in pain pretty much with any motion at all that involves flexion of the nip and knee (which is pretty much all movement!). I will try these exercises and see if they help. Thank you for this!

I just got so fricken excited when i found your video. I have this and have been struggling with its associated pain for years! will follow this recommendation religiously!!!

You just explained my symptoms to the detail. I could have used all that time invested in visits to the orthopedist for actually fixing my problem. Thanks a million!

Love it. I've seen many people do band exercises for fai but never as good of an explanation as yours .

I have watched what seems like hundreds of hip videos and have seen a PT and this is the first I've heard of it AND it helps me!! Just by his explanation I could tell this is my real issue. Thank you!

Firstly thank you, this information is really helpful. This is the first video ive seen from your channel and I have subscribed so I can see your newer content which im sure will be even better.

Thank you for sharing this. Hip impingement has been the story of my life the last 8 months. I wish I had this information a long time ago. I have bilateral FAI and hip flexor tendonosis from 7 years of bjj. I've been doing these distractions for a little while and the relief is legit.

Great video. I begin to suffer this problem, and this is the first time someone explains this issue like you did. I will try this exercices.

that first exercises cured most of it right away! thank you

This is super helpful - thank you. This is the clearest statement of the issues I’ve been dealing with that I’ve found, even after seeing multiple PTs in person. Thank you!

I'm a yogi and this helped me so much!!! Thank you!

wow this made a lot of sense, the part about gliding vs rolling helped me to realize this was the culprit, exercises helped thanks!

Such a blessing to hear there is an explanation for my condition. I shall now take on board your Recomended exercises and see what improvement I can achieve

Holy crap!!!!! I haven't been able to squat for 8 months now because of horrible pinching pain at the front of the hip. I tried doing a squat after and while I still felt a minor pain it was no where near as bad/unbearable as it once was. I'm going to continue doing this because it was incredibly helpful. Thank you seriously

MAN! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! YOU SAVED MY SOCCER CARREER! I'VE BEEN HAVING THESE TROUBLE FOR SO LONG! NOW YOU COME AND FIX ALL MY ISSUES IN FEW VIDS!

Please make some more videos about this topic, this was super helpful thank you!

Brilliant! Thank you for such an articulate yet simple demonstration of the problem, cause and solution while showing consideration for the safety and well being of anyone attempting the correction. . .it is a credit to your knowledge, skill and understanding. Very much appreciate this share and I would be confident to share it with anyone suffering symptoms of Femoral Acetabular Displacement.

Would love to see those tests that you mentioned to figure out if I have the anterior femoral glide

Hi, I've just been diagnosed with Femoral Anterior Glide Syndrome so any more videos and info on how to help it would be awesome, thanks.

Been doing wrong stretching. Never heard of glide syndrome. This describes my hip. Thank you.

Great video man. I've got hip pain and discomfort so I've decided to stop ignoring and trying to work thru it. I'll be doing these corrective exercises before my leg session

This is really good..getting started now on these..I’m very excited and hopeful of the results overtime

Great video ! So much knowledge

Your videos are really awesome. Please make more videos on anterior femoral glide syndrome! Suffering from almost 2 years ..

Really well explained, thank you Blake!

Whatever you said it's exactly what I have about the inpichments, and how you explained make sense. It's been years I've been suffering from this , although all my life i was athletic now my hips are very very tight.

Just found this video yesterday 6/16/2017.....I have watched so many videos on youtube trying to help my left front hip pain, and yours solved my problem! Thank you.. thank you. I am forever grateful. :-) I will do these exercises everyday, they are easy to do.

thanx so much for this info. very very helpful!

Dude! I'm not usually one to watch KZfaq vids for stuff like this, nor one to comment, but couldn't help myself. This the BEST video explanations of FIA and Glide Syndrome I've been able to find. Thanks a ton for taking the time to create this video and share your knowledge. As Brandon 111 mentioned as well, I've been making it worse with those static stretches! Excited to put the exercises to work!

Thanks! Could you do video of confirming tests?

I'm a DPT and very impressed. What hip extension stretch would you recommend. More on FIA plz

My recent FAI diagnosis led me here....thanks for the details it all makes perfect sense #onelove❤

There are many good choices for education and flexibility/strengthening with regard to joints in the body. The work that you do on this KZfaq channel are among the absolute best I've found. Thank you so much for your extremely helpful content.

Dude! Awesome video and explanation. I have had a case of this going on for ages and only recently have found some relief. Things like 90/90 breathing and some hip flexor inhibition exercises help as well. but these are totally money! Please make more videos about this topic.

U are too good in explaining. Very helpful indeed

Thanks, super useful and informative!! Cheers!!

Thank you! I have been suffering from this for a long time. You've described my symptoms and pinching pain to the "T." I'd like to hear more about this problem and what I can do to make corrections.

i wish i watch this video sooner, thanks a lot for your information! haven't try the exercise though as i do not have any resistant band available, but you help me to diagnosed my problem, i thought i have tight hip, went to chiro but didn't seems to help.

Hey Blake - really enjoying your videos. I am a runner and have been dealing with this for around a year now. Been to a physio and was diagnosed with AFGS. Would love to see more on the testing for this, the mechanics and anything you have to help develop the glutes.

What I REALLY love is watching your growth. Your first videos were in a nearly bare room and i like seeing it fill up and be rearranged. Growth game is strong. Even heard you mention in one of these that you've taken on other trainers for help. I hope you take time to really admire your success. ;)

Great video. Thanks! Is there a way to stretch the psoas safely with this hip condition? Also, please make more videos. I like them!

Dude awesome video, I can't wait to try this out. let ya know how it goes after a few weeks. I went to PT a while back for pain and weakness in the front of my hip, and this never even came up.

Yes please! More assessment and more advanced exercises please!

thank you, this has been veryl. helpful

I'm a dancer and have had this pain for years. Thank you! This video was so informative and simple. I can't wait to start doing these exercises.

First ever comment on youtube on the first channel I've ever subscribed to. Been having impingement like issues after doing squats for the first time. Pain when bringing up knee to chest, pain during tying shoelaces. Pain when I internally rotate my knee. I've just done ONLY the first exercise and immediately did an ATG squat (i know, stupid), but it felt effortlessly normal. Will be doing these daily, thank you and keep doing what you do.

Thank you so much for this man! Your explanation is easy to understand/ doesnt have any redundancy. Subbbbed, keep up the good work! :)

I have FAI. I have been doing static hip flexor stretches. I have stopped now thanks to your excellent video. 3 exercises gave me Immediate relief. Thank you so much!

Heaven sent:) Blessings to you! I subscribed because of this. Your teaching is thorough and professional. I studied some kinesiolgy and have 3sports med certs...first time i hear about this..but also HOW you teach is great! I dont know if this could be my issue as generally there is more pain when standing from a say--splits..but i will do these exercises to see.

Great advice and exercises...best ever...

Awesome video man.. thanx for posting.. I've stayed away from squats for 4 months now because of this, I'll try this out and hopefully it will help me. Would a light resistance band do the trick as well as I already have it so don't really want to go and purchase another one. thanx

Really superb information. Thank you for helping with this issue. I have a client suffering from this impingement and your series of movements was/is very helpful. Thank you.

When I bring my knees straight to my chest I get pinching in my hips, but if I let the knees go wide the pinching goes away. I have strong glutes (I think! I work them a lot). Should I be worried about my hips?

how much resistance would you recommend on band...adult male w/severe hip impingement

Excellent explanation

Great work !

Hey there, Thank you for this video. I have FAI on my right hip and all these exercise take my pain away which is great. Now, I would like to know if there are any strengthening exercize for people with FAI to make sure that the femore head stays back during hip flexion. Thank you!

Yes please more on the anterial feurmoral glide

Any amount of Dr's or Phyiso's don't even come close to this information.. So thank you, and thank you KZfaq..

Really well explained 👍🏻

It usually happens to me during internal rotation especially when I sit in a 90/90 pose so should I do these same exercises?? Thank you 🙏

More on this would be amazing! Was just diagnosed with FAI this past year and am trying at all costs to avoid surgery, got the FAI Fix program and have been doing that diligently.

I found your video very helpful, it seems I have this condition, it started after my yoga routine, I have been doing yoga for 15 years, and do the child´s pose and pidgeon pose frequently, as it used to help me with the sciatica and prifiormis. But since yesterday, , the pain in the anterior hip started on the right side. It´s painful, and I am not sure I can do your exercises, but will give it a try. I am putting ice compresses, it seems to help. Got physical therapy and they applied electrode and ultrasound and light massage, would you recommend I continue with that? Not sure it helped. thank you so much

superb instruction!!

Hello, I'm working on my left side lateral tilt (your videos have helped)...I also have this sort of impingement also on left side. Would you recommend adding these exercises also or could it be that as I'm improving the lateral pelvic tilt , that this impingement will also be corrected in the process? Thanks

yes more videos on this please

brilliant. Really helpful. Well done

nice video and explanation. you said the static hip stretching exercises are bad because of the sliding. do you have other dynamic exercies without band that i could do before weight lifting? or do you have any other suggestions for a barbell workout that focuses on compound exercises like squat, deadlift, press, bench press? sometimes i feel some hip pain on raising the body after deadlift exercises. i think it depends on the foot angle. i do weight lifting mon wed fri.

Thankyou, just learnt doing normal hip flexor stretch was making pain worse.So much better now I`ve stopped and am doing hip glide excersises!

Fantastic video, thank you so much!

I wondered why my left glute was flat and realised it could be something to do with my hips as it’s much tighter than my right side. This video confirms i indeed have anterior femoral glide. Thank you for this video, i can start rehab now and get my glutes even 🙏

Very helpful. Ty very much.

Love the commentary.

Excellent video. I own a Pilates/Gyrotonic studio and work with athletes and dancers, many of whom have AFG syndrome. While I am not a physical therapist, I have been trained in rehab for many groups. This is an excellent resource. Thank you!

more on it please! please, this helps a lot!!!

Hi, 8 months ago i have pain when bringing the legs to the chest, I used to train so much abdos by exercises using movements of the legs and hips , i also used to work langers so much. I can't do all that anymore and my muscles of abds and gluteus have lost tone, strenght and shape. I would be so greatful If you could show how to do high intensity exercises for abdos and gluteus , so i can keep being in shape!.

U SAVED MY LIFE

I looked at bands on Amazon but they seem short compared to what is being used in the video. Anybody have a link to one that works for you?

Your videos seem very reasonable regarding FAI. Please provide more videos about it! The traditionally approach of medicine to just have surgery for FAI probably may be avoided with working with the muscles! Thx

Thanks, Doing the FAI Fix and while a lot of my problems got better with building up the glutes an stretching, the hip flexor stretch made it unbearable, like something would rip apart. Doing the Band strech with a medium band for two days now and it is already better. Bought thicker band, but it is pulling me towards my heating pipe. What about the wall quad stretch? It is hurting in that position, too.

Thanks! Please make more hip related videos!

Great video.I tried the exercises and it did help! But how long would it take to then regain "memory" into the hip? In other words, what specifics strengthening exercises needs to be done to help the hip remain in a proper position?

Ok So I am sure I have this. Got stem cells a few years ago. It helped but its expensive. Your video is very clear. I also have this medially as well and anterior, sometimes posterior and laterally.(not as often). When I am walking, is there something I should concentrate on?

amazing vid bro you described everything going on with me to a T!!

When I lie on my back and bring my knee to my chest, if I squeeze my knee into my chest my anterior hip region really hurts with a sharp pain. So I should stop before and try to progress?

Thanks for video, had no idea of glide issues with hip impingement, makes sense. have tried hip flexor stretches and these have not helped. Will try these exercises, Would appreciate more videos on this issue.

Helped me so much, thank u so much!

How about if you have pain on the opposite side? Like the pain is basically at the gluteus minimus area.

May I do this everyday? Thank you for answer.

Really useful explanation, thank you! I had previously tried this out but still assumed my main problem was with tight hip flexors. You pointing out how stretching those can actually exacerbate the problem was something I had not considered before. I'd be very interested in more videos on how to diagnose and test for this!

What is that rubber band called? I'm not sure I have hip impingement but I reckon one of those could be useful.

Very helpful - please share more information on hips!

Hi there, After a hip surgery (arthroscopy/shaving) 18 months ago i'm suffering from my hip pain more then ever much much more then before the surgery. My right pelvic is extremely twisted posterior what causes not much space for the femur. Do you have good exercises to solve this problem? Thanks in advance!!