Hip Pain

Hip pain can make everyday tasks, including getting in and out of a car or walking up a flight of stairs, nearly impossible. Chiropractic care, combined with appropriate exercise and movement, can help improve your quality of life and ultimately delay the requirement for hip surgery for as long as possible.

Hip pain is something we frequently see at Espina Chiropractic Clinic. There are a large number of causes of hip pain and this can often make it difficult to recover without help and support. Whilst not all hip pain can be treated with manual therapy, some common causes of hip pain are detailed below. These include arthritis, tendonitis, muscle strains and trochanteric bursitis.

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Lumbar Pain – Referred Symptoms

Many back and spine problems can cause symptoms around the buttocks and hip. The most common problems that refer pain to the hip region are mechanical back pain/strains, sacro-iliac joint problems, herniated discs and sciatica. These conditions are commonly seen by our chiropractors and few patients actually have a problem with their hip.

Muscle Strains

Strains of the muscles around the hip and pelvis can cause pain and spasm. The most common strains are groin pulls and hamstring strains.

Arthritis

Arthritis is among the most frequent causes of hip pain, and there are many treatments available. Medication can slow the onset and help deal with inflammation, chiropractic care can help deal with the symptoms, i.e. the associated muscle aches, pains and stiffness. If conservative treatments such as chiropractic fail, hip replacement surgery is an option, however many of our patients are able to delay surgery for years if not all together with management of their muscle aches and pains.

Trochanteric Bursitis

Trochanteric bursitis is an extremely common problem that causes inflammation of the bursa over the outside of the hip joint.

Tendonitis

Tendonitis can occur in any of the tendons that surround the hip joint. The most frequently encountered tendonitis around the hip is iliotibial band (IT band) tendonitis.

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Having just missed out on my regular maintenance appointment when lockdown was announced I had slowly deteriorated and the pain in my hip had returned with a vengeance causing sleepless nights and general discomfort. Thankfully I was given Espina’s number who scheduled an appointment to treat me this week. Since the treatment I have been able to sleep and move around virtually pain free! I cannot thank you enough for the treatment and appreciate the work you are carrying out particularly during this unprecedented time.

Penny

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