Hip pain can make daily tasks like bending, squatting and lifting very difficult. Hip pain can be especially limiting for athletes, gym-goers, and runners.

Common conditions of shoulder pain that we see include hip strains, hip osteoarthritis, labral tears, bursitis and impingement.

The hip is a ball and socket joint similar to the shoulder. The ball portion or the head of the femur can agitate the socket or acetabulum with specific motions. Hip pain can present as either intra-articular (inside the joint) or extra-articular (outside the joint), being able to identify which is the case on an individual case can be what helps rapidly accelerate the healing process.

Sometimes the back can be involved in cases of hip pain. Since it is a case-by-case basis, we always perform a thorough screen of the back anytime we suspect it may be involved.

We perform a comprehensive evaluation to determine the root cause of individuals’ hip pain, as there are many different presentations and we believe that a “one size fits all” approach is not the best. Among the most common reasons for hip pain that we see on a regular basis is weakness of surrounding musculature or increased stiffness of the hip joint. Our goal is to determine which movements help your hip pain and give you a strengthening regimen to meet you where you are at. Proper strengthening can not only improve hip pain, but low back and knee pain! (Silva A. de F et al., Diagnostics, 2022)

Of course, pain and stiffness can be a huge limiting factor. We offer many different treatment options to help manage pain and discomfort based on your individual presentation of hip pain including:

• Joint mobilization

• Soft tissue mobilization/massage

• Myofascial release/cupping