Mehmet Gem (The Hip Physio) - Everything You Need to Know About Hip Pain

In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with hip specialist Mehmet Gem (@the.hip.physio) to explore hip pain, labral tears, FAI, hip dysplasia, surgery, rehabilitation, and the realities of becoming a specialist clinician. Drawing from his own experience of hip surgery as a young adult, Mehmet shares how his journey as a patient shaped his career and why understanding the person behind the diagnosis is often more important than the diagnosis itself. Topics covered: • Hip impingement (FAI) & labral tears • How Mehmet became The Hip Physio • When surgery is — and isn't — the answer • Choosing the right surgeon • Why communication matters more than special tests • Getting comfortable with uncertainty in practice • The role of imaging in diagnosis • Online physiotherapy & specialist consulting • Building trust with patients • Hip dysplasia & complex hip pain • Strength, rehabilitation & return to sport • Building a specialist physiotherapy career ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT & LEARN MORE 📸 Instagram:   / betterphysiogroup   ▶️ YouTube:    / @the-physio-coach-podcast   🏥 Book a physio appointment in London, UK: https://betterphysiogroup.com/ 🎧 Guest: Mehmet Gem 📸 Follow Mehmet on Instagram:   / the.hip.physio   🌐 Website: https://www.thehipphysio.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🤝 This episode is sponsored by Jane App Jane is a clinic management software designed to help healthcare professionals run smoother, more efficient practices — from booking and scheduling to notes and payments. 🔗 Learn more: https://jane.app 📸 Follow Jane UK:   / janeapp_uk   📅 Book a demo: https://jane.app/en-GB/demo ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ If you found this episode helpful, consider sharing it with a friend or leaving a review — it helps us more than you know. 00:00 Introduction 00:56 Mehmet's Hip Surgery Story 05:19 Has Hip Surgery Changed? 09:13 The First Appointment With A Hip Pain Patient 10:36 Why Reassurance Matters 13:13 Building A Clinical Strategy 15:21 Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty 17:32 How Mehmet Became The Hip Physio 21:21 Can Online Physiotherapy Work? 26:42 Surgery Decisions In Young Adults 30:08 What Actually Causes Hip Pain? 34:23 Creating Plan A, B & C For Patients 37:40 Objective Testing In Rehabilitation 43:45 Why Hip Pain In Your 20s Isn't Normal 47:24 Choosing The Right Surgeon 50:00 Hip Surgery Outcomes & Expectations 57:00 Return To Sport After Hip Surgery 01:05:00 Common Mistakes In Hip Rehabilitation 01:13:00 Hip Dysplasia Explained 01:22:00 Hip Instability & Movement Control 01:31:00 Managing Complex Hip Cases 01:39:00 Communication & Patient Buy-In 01:48:00 Building A Specialist Practice 01:58:43 Live Audience Q&A 01:59:00 Strength vs Stability 02:03:00 Assessing Complex Hip Presentations 02:07:00 When To Refer Patients On 02:14:03 Final Thoughts