Hip Pain Treatment
What is it?
The hip joint is the largest ball and socket joint in the body and connects the body’s trunk to the legs. It bears the body’s weight, holds the force of the strong hip and leg muscles, and provides balance and stability when both standing and in motion. Hip pain can be associated with injuries, overuse activities, chronic conditions, or related to aging. Hip pain may limit range of motion and make walking or weight bearing difficult. Pain can be described as sharp and grabbing or constant and aching and felt in the outside of the hip, in the groin, or radiate down the thigh to the knee.
Causes
Hip pain is most frequently associated with an aging body, but also has other common causes:
- Acute injuries to the hip or pelvis (such as a fall)
- Core muscle injuries (sports hernias)
- Overuse activities (cycling, running, swimming, etc)
- Inflammation (arthritis)
- Improperly fitting shoes with poor support
- Overweight/Obesity
- Inactivity
- Advanced age/osteoarthritis
What We Treat
SportsCare Physical Therapy has extensive experience rehabilitating a variety of hip condition diagnoses. Our Physical Therapists regularly treat:
- Total hip replacement Partial hip replacement
- Hip fractures
- Hip resurfacing
- Labral tears
- Sports Hernias
- Femoral acetabular impingement
- Arthritis, Bursitis, Tendonitis
- Sciatica
Treatment
SportsCare Physical Therapists not only to take into account your hip injury or condition, but also your goals, activity level, and general health. SportsCare Physical Therapists will first perform a professional evaluation and then build a personalized treatment regimen that may include:
- Modalities (Ultrasound, Ice/Heat, Electrical Stimulation)
- Intermittent Compression with Cold (Game Ready and Normatec)
- Manual Therapy
- Joint Mobilization/Stabilization
- Traction
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Balance/Gait Training
- AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill
- Unweighted/Balance Treadmill
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
- Aquatic Pool Therapy
- Home Exercise Program/Education for prevention
