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Hi Michael, thanks for taking the trouble to reply. The pain is right 'in' the joint of my left hip, but on the outside and maybe a bit to the front if that makes any sense. It is a sharp sudden thing rather than a dull ache. It is rotation that hurts it, its most noticeable when i try and play football, or kick with my left leg. The kicking motion you make when swimming breastroke also hurts. But like I said, cycling feels fine and I barely notice it, walking, climbing stairs etc is also all fine. I had one physio session a month back and I have another on thursday; they gave me some stretches to do, but it feels like taking some time off the bike over xmas has helped it heal some, which makes me think its cycling-related rather than football or something else. I have adjusted my saddle height following the 109% rule and it may well have been ridiculously high before--but again, it felt comfortable. I've got a feeling i was sitting too far forward on the saddle in order to compensate for the height though... Anyway, be really interested to hear what you think, props to your knowledge and helpfulness good sir. Ben

Stretching will probably be useful but you need to make sure any muscle imbalance/weakness is addressed to ensure your femoral head is sitting centrally within the acetabulum. You sound like you have some symptoms of impingement. If there was no preceeding trauma then your symptoms should improve with reduced irritation and corrective exercises.

Let me know if you need a second opinion.

Regards,

Michael