Thickening of the Intramuscular Fascia of the Iliacus Muscle as Evidence of Myofascial Pathology: A New Hip Pain Syndrome
We describe a novel cause of a pathological condition of the iliopsoas muscle due to the thickening of the medial belly of the iliacus muscle, easily verifiable with US. All subjects responded to physical therapy with high-energy laser and stretching of the muscle unit. Video available for this article.
Authors
- Mario Miccoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8632-6145)
- Marco Becciolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4252-7658)
- Annarita Saponara
- Filippo Cotellessa
- Carlo Trompetto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3419-0669)
- Salvatore Massimo Stella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6590-9405)
- Roberta Gualtierotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-7624)
- Fabio Vita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2834-3027)
- Stefano Galletti
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (IT)
- Ospedale Maggiore (IT)
- Italian Society of Physiotherapy (IT)
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IT)
- Mercatorum University (IT)
- Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pain and Therapy
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40122-025-00777-9
- Primary Topic
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00