Hip Preservation with Dr. Masri

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Dr. Mahmoud Masri (publishing academically as Dr. Mahmoud Almasri) is an orthopedic surgeon and hip preservation specialist in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Director of the Cincinnati Hip Preservation Center, known for its research and education.Dr. Masri is dual board certified in Canada and the US, a Fellow of ISHA (International Society of Hip Arthroscopy), and holds a leadership role with ISHA, The Hip Preservation Society. He is an MLS team physician for FC Cincinnati and its Academy System.Dr. Almasri has treated 15,000+ hip patients and performed 2,000+ surgeries, most hip-related.This channel covers what hip patients aren't hearing clearly: when a labral tear needs surgery, what happens while you wait, how to know if you're a real candidate, and what separates good recoveries from bad ones.Topics include: labral tears, FAI, hip arthroscopy, cartilage damage, diagnostics, recovery timelines, and hip preservation for athletes, especially soccer players.New videos weekly.

Episodes

  1. Aug 6

    How to Tell If Your Mild Hip Pain Is Actually Serious

    🎁 Request an appointment: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/ Your pain score is lying to you. Some of the most damaged hips I have ever operated on belonged to patients who called their pain a manageable four out of ten. Some of the calmest joints I have seen belonged to patients in agony. If you are judging how serious your hip problem is by how much it hurts today, you are using the wrong measuring stick. In this episode, I'm going to explain what your pain level actually tells you about your hip, what it doesn't, and the four real indicators that determine how serious your hip problem is. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 How to Tell If Your Mild Hip Pain Is Actually Serious 0:52 My background treating hip disorders 1:24 Point 1: Pain is a nervous system signal, not a damage meter 4:11 Why cartilage never regenerates once it's gone 5:22 Point 2: Cartilage has no nerve supply and gives no warning 7:00 The patients I worry about most 7:33 Self check: are you in the high risk group? 8:47 Point 3: The four things that actually determine severity 9:37 Point 4: Cartilage, structure, function, and duration explained ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Does a high pain score mean my hip damage is severe?  No. Pain and structural damage are measured by different systems in the body, so a high pain score does not reliably indicate how much cartilage or joint damage is present. Why doesn't cartilage damage hurt until it's advanced?  Cartilage has no nerve supply, so it cannot generate pain directly, which means significant damage can build up silently before symptoms ever become noticeable. What should I actually track instead of my pain level?  Track how long the problem has lasted and what specific activities you have stopped or changed because of it, since those two factors reflect real severity far better than a pain score. 📱 RESOURCES Appointment information: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cincy_hipdoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malmasri7/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-almasri-md-2bb07145/ 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes on hip pain, labral tears, treatment decisions, and recovery. Dr. Mahmoud Almasri helps you understand your hip, your real options, and how to make confident decisions about your care. ABOUT MAHMOUD ALMASRI, MD:  Dr. Mahmoud Almasri is a dual board certified orthopedic surgeon (FRCSC, ABOS) specializing in hip preservation, hip arthroscopy, and athletic hip disorders at Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopedic Center. He has independently performed over 2,000 orthopedic surgeries and has seen more than 25,000 patients in practice, with more than 15,000 treated for hip related disorders. His approach centers on identifying the true driver of each patient's pain rather than relying on imaging alone. #HipPain #HipLabralTear #HipSurgery #Orthopedics #HipArthroscopy

  2. Jul 30

    Soccer Players: Where Your Groin Pain Is ACTUALLY Coming From

    📌 Request an appointment: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/ Your groin pain probably isn't just a core muscle problem. Soccer players get this wrong constantly, and the fix isn't more rest or more core exercises. It's a missed step in the diagnosis that most workups skip entirely. In this episode, I'm going to explain why groin pain in soccer players so often gets misdiagnosed, what structure hides beneath the core muscles, and the exact diagnostic step that tells you what's really causing your pain. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Soccer Players: Where Your Groin Pain Is ACTUALLY Coming From  0:56 The most common misdiagnosis in soccer players 1:36 Why core muscle injury and hip pain feel identical 2:44 The diagnostic step most athletes never get 4:32 Why MRI alone can't confirm your diagnosis 4:39 Four questions to ask about your groin pain 5:53 Alex's story: bilateral hip pain in a soccer academy player 9:29 Four steps to take before your next physio session 10:01 The real reason hip pain gets missed in soccer players ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED Can a core muscle injury actually be a hip labral tear? Yes. Hip impingement and labral tears often cause pain in the exact same area as a core muscle or athletic pubalgia injury, which is why they get confused so often. How do doctors confirm the hip joint is the source of groin pain? A diagnostic injection places numbing medication directly into the hip joint under ultrasound guidance. If pain improves significantly afterward, the joint is confirmed as the source. Why isn't an MRI enough to diagnose groin pain in athletes? An MRI shows what structures exist, like a labral tear or bone shape, but it doesn't confirm what is actually causing your specific pain. Some athletes have abnormal MRIs with no symptoms, while others have clean MRIs and a joint that is clearly the pain generator. 📱 RESOURCES Appointment information: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cincy_hipdoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malmasri7/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-almasri-md-2bb07145/ 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes on hip pain, labral tears, treatment decisions, and recovery. Dr. Mahmoud Almasri helps you understand your hip, your real options, and how to make confident decisions about your care. ABOUT MAHMOUD ALMASRI, MD: Dr. Mahmoud Almasri is a dual board certified orthopedic surgeon (FRCSC, ABOS) specializing in hip preservation, hip arthroscopy, and athletic hip disorders at Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopedic Center. He has independently performed over 2,000 orthopedic surgeries and has seen more than 25,000 patients in practice, with more than 15,000 treated for hip related disorders. His approach centers on identifying the true driver of each patient's pain rather than relying on imaging alone. He uses a structured framework combining clinical assessment, imaging, and diagnostic injections to confirm the diagnosis before recommending any treatment. #HipPain #HipLabralTear #HipSurgery #Orthopedics #HipArthroscopy

  3. Jul 23

    After Performing Over 2,000 Hip Surgeries, I Stopped Trusting MRI Results Alone

    📌 Learn more: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/ Request an appointment: https://www.mercy.com/find-a-doctor/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/1103047 For years, I let the MRI drive every treatment decision. I thought I was being thorough. I was wrong, and I was missing the most important part of the picture. If you have been handed an MRI report, told you have a labral tear or a cam deformity, and left wondering what to do next, this episode is for you. In this episode, I'm going to walk you through why I stopped trusting MRI results alone, what changed my mind, and the framework I now use before recommending any hip treatment. TIMESTAMPS  0:00 After Performing Over 2,000 Hip Surgeries, I Stopped Trusting MRI Results Alone 0:56 What I used to rely on and why it made sense  1:41 The gap between imaging and pain  3:56 What imaging first was actually producing  7:24 Sarah's case, a normal MRI that wasn't the full story  9:23 A positive MRI, a negative diagnostic injection  10:15 Three questions to ask about your own MRI  11:05 What I now believe about imaging  11:40 How to prepare for your next appointment  12:05 The one question to ask your surgeon QUESTIONS ANSWERED  Does a normal MRI mean my hip is fine?  No. A normal MRI does not mean a normal hip, and patients can have real, reproducible hip pain even when imaging looks clear. This mismatch is common and does not mean the pain is imagined.  Does an abnormal MRI mean that finding is causing my pain?  Not necessarily. An abnormal MRI does not confirm the abnormality is the source of your symptoms, which is why a diagnostic injection or a full clinical exam is often needed to confirm the true pain generator before any treatment is recommended.  What is a diagnostic hip injection used for?  It is a numbing injection placed directly into the hip joint under ultrasound guidance. If it relieves your pain temporarily, the joint is likely the source. If it does not, the real cause is probably somewhere else, such as the spine, pelvic floor, or surrounding muscles, and treatment should target that area instead. 📱 RESOURCES  Appointment information: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cincy_hipdoc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malmasri7/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-almasri-md-2bb07145/ 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes on hip pain, labral tears, treatment decisions, and recovery. Dr. Mahmoud Almasri helps you understand your hip, your real options, and how to make confident decisions about your care. ABOUT MAHMOUD ALMASRI, MD  Dr. Mahmoud Almasri is a dual board certified orthopedic surgeon, FRCSC and ABOS, specializing in hip preservation, hip arthroscopy, and athletic hip disorders at Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopedic Center. He has independently performed over 2,000 orthopedic surgeries and has seen more than 25,000 patients in practice, with more than 15,000 treated for hip related disorders. His approach centers on identifying the true driver of each patient's pain rather than relying on imaging alone. He uses a structured framework combining clinical assessment, imaging, and diagnostic injections to confirm the diagnosis before recommending any treatment. #HipPain #HipLabralTear #HipSurgery #Orthopedics #HipArthroscopy

  4. Jul 23

    I Had Hip Arthroscopy and Tried to Rush My Recovery. Here's What Happened.

    📌 Learn more: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/ Request an appointment: https://www.mercy.com/find-a-doctor/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/1103047 The thing that ruins most hip arthroscopy recoveries has nothing to do with surgical skill. I have done this surgery hundreds of times, and I have watched recovery play out across thousands of patients. But here is the part I rarely say out loud. I have had hip arthroscopy myself, and I made exactly the mistake I tell every patient not to make. In this episode, I'm going to walk you through what actually happens biologically in your hip after surgery, the rehab mistakes that keep patients stuck, and my own recovery story, including where I broke my own rules. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS  0:00 I Had Hip Arthroscopy and Tried to Rush My Recovery. Here's What Happened. 1:00 What is actually healing inside your hip after surgery  3:29 The biggest rehab mistakes after hip arthroscopy  5:45 How muscle weakness slows down your progress  7:29 Are you doing too much too soon after surgery  8:30 What happened when I ignored my own advice  9:45 The truth about hip capsule healing timelines  11:04 The pattern behind patients who recover well  11:20 Final advice before your next appointment ❓ QUESTIONS ANSWERED  Why does hip arthroscopy recovery take longer than expected?  Recovery timing depends on how the labrum, hip capsule, and hip flexor tendon heal, not on how small the incisions were. These tissues mature over weeks and months regardless of how motivated or pain free you feel. Why does my hip still hurt months after hip arthroscopy?  Persistent pain at six weeks, three months, or beyond is usually caused by muscle weakness and joint irritation rather than a failed repair. In most cases the tissue is still healing and is not yet strong enough for the demands being placed on it. What rehab mistakes slow down hip arthroscopy recovery?  Common mistakes include starting aggressive exercises like clamshells or straight leg raises too early and stretching the hip capsule before it has healed. These actions feel productive but actually keep the hip irritated and stall progress. 📱 RESOURCES  Appointment information: https://cincinnatisportsmed.com/physicians/mahmoud-almasri/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cincy_hipdoc  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/malmasri7/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-almasri-md-2bb07145/ 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes on hip pain, labral tears, treatment decisions, and recovery. Dr. Mahmoud Almasri helps you understand your hip, your real options, and how to make confident decisions about your care. ABOUT MAHMOUD ALMASRI, MD:  Dr. Mahmoud Almasri is a dual board-certified orthopedic surgeon (FRCSC, ABOS) specializing in hip preservation, hip arthroscopy, and athletic hip disorders at Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopedic Center. He has independently performed over 2,000 orthopedic surgeries and has seen more than 25,000 patients in practice, with more than 15,000 treated for hip related disorders. His approach centers on identifying the true driver of each patient's pain rather than relying on imaging alone. He uses a structured framework combining clinical assessment, imaging, and diagnostic injections to confirm the diagnosis before recommending any treatment. #HipArthroscopyRecovery #HipLabralTear #HipSurgery #Orthopedics #HipArthroscopy

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Dr. Mahmoud Masri (publishing academically as Dr. Mahmoud Almasri) is an orthopedic surgeon and hip preservation specialist in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Director of the Cincinnati Hip Preservation Center, known for its research and education.Dr. Masri is dual board certified in Canada and the US, a Fellow of ISHA (International Society of Hip Arthroscopy), and holds a leadership role with ISHA, The Hip Preservation Society. He is an MLS team physician for FC Cincinnati and its Academy System.Dr. Almasri has treated 15,000+ hip patients and performed 2,000+ surgeries, most hip-related.This channel covers what hip patients aren't hearing clearly: when a labral tear needs surgery, what happens while you wait, how to know if you're a real candidate, and what separates good recoveries from bad ones.Topics include: labral tears, FAI, hip arthroscopy, cartilage damage, diagnostics, recovery timelines, and hip preservation for athletes, especially soccer players.New videos weekly.

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