Many thanks for the help given above.

I would like to ask one more piece of advice if I may? I have been struggling with a painfull left hip for the past 2 years, which I have learnt to live with. It irritaes me, but I can do most activities fine, although it just feels restricted. I have had an orthapod look at the hip in the past and had an x-ray and Wikipedia reference-linkMRI arthrogram, which found no labral tear. The main thing that frustrates me is the loss of internal rotation and to a lesser extent extension. I had given up on trying to resolve this with medical help and have worked on core stability and hip strength, although I seem not to be getting far.

My question is this, should I see a physio about this and do patients with limited internal rotation respond well to treatment (obviously depends on cause?) or is this something I should get on with and hope that continued activity will stretch the hip and improve? The reason I ask is because I have been told that limited internal rotation of the hip is likely to have implications for the future, and as I'm only 23, if there is a way of increaasing range of movement and reducing the stiffness and pain associated with this movement in particular, I would be stupid not to see someone about it!!
Your opinions would be greatly appreciated,
Many thanks,
Guy