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Does hip pain wake you up in the night and make it hard to get a good night’s rest? When you get out of bed in the morning, or when you get out of your car, are you stiff and do you find it hard, at first, 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 these questions you are likely suffering from imbalances and alignment problems in the lower part of your body that, in addition to creating hip pain, can in the course of time produce degenerative hip joint disease if not treated.

Even though hip pain and related problems are often signs of age-related degenerative conditions, especially osteoarthritis of the hip joint, osteoarthritis isn’t always the perpetrator. In fact, instead of causing the original problem, osteoarthritis of the hip joint can be the ultimate result of injury to your hips earlier.

Gait changes as the result of biomechanical problems such as an ankle sprain or knee strain, can cause hip pain. Also, if you change jobs, alter the way you sit, take on a new sport or activity, or start driving for long periods of a regular basis, your gait may alter to compensate for these new changes.

In addition, gait imbalances can be caused by carrying a baby or small child on your hip, leg length dissimilarities, or foot pronation problems. Strictly speaking, anything that creates an asymmetry or imbalance when you are moving can cause painful hip problems.

As part of the chiropractic management of your hip problem, along with adjustments, 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 is a sign that something needs correcting. Get out of pain, get back in balance, and get your life back now!

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