Chiropractic Ventura knows a lot about hip pain and how to relieve it. Here’s what you need to know: Does hip pain wake you up in the night and make it impossible to get a good night’s sleep? When you get up in the morning, or when you get out of your car, are you stiff and do you find it initially hard to move your legs? Do you feel pain in one or both hips whenever you twist or rotate them or when you cross your legs? If you answered “yes” to any or all of the previous questions you are likely suffering from imbalances and alignment problems in the lower part of your body that, in addition to generating hip pain, can eventually bring about degenerative hip joint disease if not addressed.

Even though hip pain and related problems commonly point to age-related degenerative conditions, especially osteoarthritis of the hip joint, osteoarthritis isn’t always the “bad guy”. In fact, rather than being the original source of the problem, osteoarthritis of the hip joint can be the ultimate result of damage to your hips at a previous time.

Gait changes as the result of biomechanical issues such as an ankle sprain or knee strain, can generate hip pain. Moreover, your gait may reposition to counterbalance new activities such as a job change, an alteration in the way you sit, a new sport or activity, or if you start driving for long periods of time on a regular basis.

In addition, gait asymmetries can occur from carrying a baby or small child on your hip, leg length variances, or foot pronation conditions. The point is, anything that generates an asymmetry or imbalance when you are moving can cause painful hip problems.

Along with your adjustments, as part of the chiropractic management of your hip problem, your chiropractor may determine that you require orthotics. Your chiropractor will also offer suitable progressive rehabilitative exercises that include muscle stretching and strengthening.

Hip pain won’t disappear on its own. Hip pain indicates that something needs correcting. Your Veutura chiropractor can help to get you out of pain, get back into balance, and get your life back!

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