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Originally Posted by tbrim20
If a pediatrician can accurately assess a congenital hip deformity from the sideline of a football game through all of your clothes/pads then he is by far the best pediatrician I have ever heard of and should be teaching this assessment to all practitioners. I personally would not hold any stock in this assessment.
If you have been to a Phys Therapist and Chiro and neither have recognized a congenital hip deformity, then I'd say you are pretty safe.
If you take a look at my post above that explains how one's hips become uneven, it is usually a hip flexor/hamstring imbalance. You are showing signs of tight external hip rotators which doesn't necessarily relate to pelvic tilt. The cause of this could be many things(tightness, trigger points, muscle imbalances) but nonetheless, it can easily cause issues with lifting.
You might want to find a good Neuromuscular Therapist that can do some trigger point work on your hip(I bet you have plenty if this has been a long time problem) and that can assess your hip complex to tell you which muscles need work(TFL, piriformis, posterior glute med, glute max, etc).
It probably wouldn't hurt to do some myofascial release on your hip either for the time being. And stretch those external rotators before working out or you will continue to make it worse.
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WOW, a relatively new member with some great stuff to add! Thanks! No, in the 40+ years since, I haven't paid much attention to that comment but I have just recently considered that what I thought were lower back problems may be hip problems. Even Bill H told me that most back problems start at the hip. I've not stopped finding ways to work out, however... just work around whatever hurts at the moment.
And thanks to you, UCJ!