Straight From the Hip : Honest Conversations on Hip and Groin Pain

Welcome to Straight from the Hip—the podcast where we cut through the noise and have honest, practical conversations about hip and groin pain and pathology.Hosted by Benoy Mathew and Callum East, hip specialists, this show is for all healthcare professionals who treat hip and groin cases in the real world—physiotherapists, osteopaths, sports therapists and strength coaches. We break down complex clinical presentations into actionable takeaways you can use in your clinic on Monday morning. Expect evidence-informed guidance without the academic jargon and real-world clinical reasoning.

Straight From the Hip : Honest Conversations on Hip and Groin Pain is a health podcast hosted by Benoy Mathew, with 13 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Benoy Mathew hosts Straight From the Hip : Honest Conversations on Hip and Groin Pain, a health show with 13 episodes published.

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  FAI Syndrome - Facts vs Myths

  Jul 5, 20261 min

  FAI Syndrome - Myth or Facts Q: FAI syndrome presents purely as anterior groin pain. 🔴 FALSE Presentation is variable. Lateral hip pain from coexisting GTPS — more common in women — and adductor-related groin pain — more common in men — frequently cluster with FAI. Some will present as more buttock pain. Q: Intra-articular Steroid injections have no role in FAI syndrome management. 🔴 FALSE US -guided intra-articular hip injections can assist pain control and facilitate rehabilitation in selected patients. They also carry diagnostic value. Q: FAI syndrome only affects high-level athletes. 🔴 FALSE It affects recreational athletes and active non-athletes too. Occupational loading, sport history, and habitual movement patterns all contribute — not just elite sport exposure. Q: Physiotherapy for FAI syndrome is just generic hip strengthening. 🔴 FALSE Effective conservative management requires load modification, movement pattern retraining, and addressing the specific demands driving impingement — not a one-size-fits-all glute programme. Q: FAI syndrome and hip dysplasia are mutually exclusive. 🔴 FALSE Combined morphology exists. Missing hip dysplasia in a patient with cam features is a clinically significant error — acetabular coverage must always be assessed. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐰𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 📍 London (October) 📍 Manchester (Sept) 📍 Holland (3-separate days format) - Nov 📍 Dubai Links below. If you're struggling with a complex hip case and based in London, I'm also available for second opinion consultations at London Bridge. UK Courses: https://lnkd.in/eZXPHg_3 International Courses: https://lnkd.in/gzdUx77V

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  Episode #10

  𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟎 - 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭, 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐢𝐩 𝐎𝐀 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

  Jul 4, 202645 minS1

  "A hip OA diagnosis isn't the end of the road. But the wrong words from a clinician can make patients believe it is." In Episode 10, Benoy Mathew and Callum East tackle the conservative management of early hip OA, starting with the damage done by throwaway phrases like"bone-on-bone" and "the hip of a 80-year-old." They unpack why education and expectation-setting often matter more than exercise prescription in that first consultation, bust the myth that running wears out joints (spoiler: the evidence says otherwise), and break down the most common rehab mistakes — from generic, reasoning-free programmes to inappropriate loading at both extremes. You'll also get a practical framework for where to start strengthening, why capacity and cardiovascular training deserve more attention, and the clinical markersthat signal it's time to discuss surgical referral. A must-listen for any clinician managing this patient group.

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  Episode #9

  Episode 9 - 1 in 2 Physios Miss This Common Hip Condition. Let's Fix That

  May 30, 202642 minS1

  <p>Half of all physiotherapists are missing it. Are you?</p><p>In Episode 9 of Straight from the Hip, Benoy and Callum tackle one of the most under-diagnosed conditions in active adults — hip osteoarthritis. Not in your 70-year-old patient shufflingtowards a hip replacement. </p><p>In your 35-year-old male athlete. Your 42-year-old female runner. The patients who are quietly losing capacity, reducing their activity, and drifting towards inactivity — while being told it's tight hip flexors or weak glutes.</p><p> </p><p>This episode dismantles the myths, challenges the guidelines, and gives you the clinical tools to catch hip OA earli...

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  Episode #8

  𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟖 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟓 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞

  May 15, 202636 minS1

  <p>Conservative care fails FAI syndrome patients every day — but is it really the treatment that's failing, or the process surrounding it?</p><p>In this episode, Benoy and Callum break down the five most common reasons why patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome don't respond to non-operative management. This isn't about blaming patients. It's about clinicians holding up a mirror and asking the harder questions.</p><p>What we cover:</p><p>🔵 Misdiagnosis— The most common reason rehab doesn't work is that it was never targeting the right condition. Early OA, hip dysplasia, and proximal ITB syndrome are frequently mislabelled as FAI...

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  Episode #7

  𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟕 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐩: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐎𝐩 𝐇𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

  Apr 30, 202644 minS1

  <p>Your patient has FAIS. So now what? </p><p>Do you keep rehabbing, refer for an injection, or send them down the surgical pathway?And how do you know you've actually done enough before escalating?</p><p>In this episode, we cut through the noiseand break down the full management spectrum — from conservative care, through the three main injection options, to hip arthroscopy. Whether you're a physio, osteopath, sports therapist, or S&C coach, this is the decision-making framework every clinician managing hip and groin pain needs in their backpocket.</p><p><br></p><p>What you'll learn:</p><p>...

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