Hip pain can occur at any age and for a number of reasons. Hip pain means different things to different people, from describing pain anywhere from the outer lower back and buttocks to groin pain.
How We Can Help With Hip Pain?
At Body Beliefs, we take a holistic approach to healthcare that focuses on the diagnoses, treatment and prevention of hip pain. We will gather information about your symptoms, relevant health and medical history, how the pain is impacting your daily activities and consider any ergonomic or environmental influences. We will then conduct a thorough osteopathic assessment and examination. This enables us to clearly explain what your hip pain problem is, and why it happened. If appropriate we will then provide specialist, hands-on treatment, and offer exercises and advice to accelerate your recovery and prevent the problem from returning.
The Possible Causes Of Hip Pain?
Hip pain can be suddenly brought on by overuse, including tendon, ligament and cartilage injuries, or slowly by natural age-related degenerative joint changes
- Sprain Or Strain - Causing pain, swelling or bruising after intense or repetitive exercise
- Hip Osteoarthritis - Natural age-related changes ('Wear and tear') to our hip joints.
- Muscle Tightness, Strain or Imbalance
- Trochanteric Bursitis - inflammation and swelling of a fluid-filled sac called a bursa located at the outside point of the hip
- Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) - pain in the front and/or the back of your pelvis that can also affect other areas such as the hips or thighs.
- Referred Pain - From the lower back or sacroiliac joints
Symptoms Of Hip Pain:
Symptoms may include:
- Pain, stiffness or aching
- Unable to bear weight.
- Popping sound.
- Pain and stiffness in the morning or after activity
- Pain when sitting, or when standing
- Pain going up or down stairs
- Groin, knee or lower back pain
How Do We Treat Hip Pain?
When it comes to treating back pain, we at Body Beliefs use a variety of techniques to help alleviate pain and improve function. These may include physical manipulation, mobilisation, stretching, soft tissue massage, and exercises to improve strength and flexibility. As well as treating the hip directly, we may also work on your knee, ankle and lower back, if assessment reveals contributing factors in those areas. We will work closely with you to identify any underlying causes of the pain and address them through hands-on treatment, lifestyle changes and advice.
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