Ep 168 – Hip Pain Explained: Diagnosis & Treatment with Dr. Joanne Kemp

Mar 27, 2025

💭The FADIR test is a useful tool to help rule out the hip joint as the source of pain.’’ - Dr. Joanne Kemp

Our guest, Dr. Joanne Kemp, PhD, M Sports Physio, B App Sc (Physio)| FACP, is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director at La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Center, where she leads the hip pain research program. She is also the Academic Director of La Trobe University’s clinical trials platform and a Sport & Exercise Physiotherapist with 30 years of experience. A Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists and an editor at the British Journal of Sports Medicine, she has authored over 160 publications and secured more than $13 million in research funding. Her work focuses on managing hip pain in adults, particularly interventions to slow progression and alleviate symptoms of early hip osteoarthritis. 

📚You will learn about:

  • The most common hip pain diagnoses.
  • How to differentiate between various hip conditions.
  • Key clinical tests and red flags to watch for.
  • The most effective treatment approaches.
  • When surgery is considered and what factors influence the decision.

 

🔎 Dr. Joanne Kemp’s resources of information: 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joanne-Kemp-2

https://gladinternational.org/glad-hip-and-knee/

The PhysioFIRST study

 Clinical Sports Medicine by Karim M. Khan and Peter Brukner
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/research/centres/sport-and-exercise-medicine

 

📲 Dr. Joanne Kemp’s contact information: 

E-mail: j.kemp@latrobe.edu.au

🐦X: @JoanneLKemp

🐦X: @LaTrobeSEM

 

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