When is physiotherapy recommended for hip labral tear?

The labrum is a rim of cartilage that helps support the hip socket. A tear may be associated with groin pain, clicking, catching, or discomfort with twisting, although symptoms vary. Assessment looks at hip and trunk strength, joint movement, balance, walking, and the tasks that reproduce symptoms. Rehabilitation can build support around the hip, improve control during loading, and reduce repeated irritation from aggravating positions. A physiotherapist may also modify sitting, pivoting, lifting, and sport drills while keeping the programme matched to your symptoms and goals.

Book an assessment when symptoms continue, recur with activity, or make it difficult to climb stairs, sit, exercise, or work. Begin with the recommended exercises and activity changes rather than pushing through sharp catching or increasing pain. Keep a note of triggers, clicking, giving-way sensations, and your recovery after exercise. If rehabilitation is advised after a procedure, follow the surgeon’s restrictions as well as the physiotherapist’s plan. More background is available in [Hip Labral Tear](/conditions/hip-labral-tear/) and [Physiotherapy](/treatments/physiotherapy-and-rehabilitation/physiotherapy/).

Seek prompt assessment after a major injury, if you cannot bear weight, or if the hip is hot, swollen, or accompanied by fever. Contact a clinician when locking, repeated giving way, worsening pain, or night pain continues. A review may be needed to confirm the diagnosis and decide whether rehabilitation alone is appropriate.

Ask which activities are safe, whether the tear may be linked with impingement or another hip problem, what improvement to look for, and when the plan should be reassessed. Clarify which symptoms mean you should stop an exercise and whether specialist review is needed if catching persists.