The Hip

Range of Motion

ROM Using a Goniometer (Norkin and White, 2009):
Flexion: 120 degrees
Extension: 10-15 degrees
Abduction: 40-45 degrees
Adduction: 20-30 degrees
Medial Rotation: 40-45 degrees
Lateral Rotation: 40-45 degrees

Hip Clearing Test
Hip Quadrant Test

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Manual Muscle Tests

Coming soon...

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Special Tests

Craig's Test
Dial Test
FABER Test
FAIR Test
Fitzgerald's Test
Hip Quadrant Test
Hop Test
Labral Anterior Impingement Test
Labral Posterior Impingement Test
Long-Axis Femoral Distraction Test
Noble Compression Test
Percussion Test
Sign of the Buttock
Trendelenburg Test

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Hip Research

Cluster for Identifying Hip Osteoarthritis (Cleland et al, 2008):
Cluster 1:
-Hip pain
-Hip Internal Rotation ROM <15 degrees
-Hip flexion ROM <115 degrees

*If hip internal rotation ROM is >15, use the cluster 2 below*

Cluster 2:
-Painful hip with internal rotation
->50 years of age
-Morning hip stiffness <60 minutes

If all 3 components of a test cluster are present: +LR: 3.4
If all 3 components of a test cluster are absent: -LR: .19 

Note: tests should only be performed by a properly trained health care practitioner.

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References:
Cleland JA, Flynn TW, Whitman JM. "User's Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination Fundamentals for the Evidence-Based Clinician: Evidence in Motion"; 2008.

Norkin C, White DJ. "Measurement of Joint Motion: A Guide to Goniometry." 3rd ed. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 2003. 194-205. Print.