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IT Band Stretches for Hip Popping

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Jennifer Andrews

If you hear or feel a snapping, popping sound from your hip when walking or standing up, you may have snapping hip syndrome. The snapping is the result of a muscle, tendon or muscle fibers moving over the bony hip points on the front, back and outer surface of the thigh.