An excellent review article appears in the January 2000 issue of Physician and Sports Medicine . Because of the possibility of significant other problems here, prolonged pain in this area should be examined by an orthopedist and at the least x-rays should be taken. Some of the other problems that occur here include Slipped Capital Epiphysis, avulsion fractures, osteitis pubis, adductor tendonitis, and hernia.
Iliopsoas tendonitis is an under reported and under diagnosed clinical problem.
Besides ballet dancers iliopsoas tendonitis can occur in runners, hurdlers, high jumpers and many other athletes. The diagnosis is often missed and often no significant therapeutic measures are recommended besides rest. A better strategy will be discussed here. First let's take a look at this muscle. The iliopsoas is compsosed of two separately identifiable parts the psoas and the iliacus.