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Congenital dislocation of the hip (CAM), is a frequent disease, multifactorial etiology, caused by the abnormal growth of one or more components of the joint. It can make its appearance in the endometrium or perinatal life period of the fetus, as well as after birth, and depending on type, can range from a simple looseness of the hip, to a serious deformation of the hinge, wherein the head femur has almost no contact with the acetabulum and is dislocation. The diagnosis is based on clinical icon, clinical examination and imaging tests, and once it has been early and treated with appropriate measures, the success rate is very high. In cases, however, neglect or inadequate treatment, inevitably, in adult life, the progressive wear of the cartilage of the hinges and flashing the development of secondary osteoarthritis where intervention is now only surgery with total hip. Amid all this situation, an essential contribution of physiotherapeutic intervention, both for the treatment of pain and other symptoms of OA and for surgery delay, and for faster recovery after that and restore the daily activities and a quality lifestyle.