Hip Pain & Injury

Hip pain presents in many ways — deep groin pain, lateral hip pain, buttock aching, or pain that is difficult to localize — and it is frequently undertreated because the source is not always where it hurts.

• Weak or poorly activated glute musculature
• Prolonged sitting shortening the hip flexors
• Labral irritation from repetitive impingement
• Bursitis from altered movement mechanics
• Compensation from a low back, knee, or ankle problem

• Deep groin pain or lateral hip pain
• Buttock aching that’s difficult to pinpoint
• Pain with prolonged sitting or getting up from a seated position
• Pain or clicking with stairs or standing from a low position
• Stiffness that limits how far the leg can move in certain directions
• Compensatory low back or knee discomfort

We evaluate hip mobility and strength in the context of the low back and knee, since hip dysfunction so often shows up as pain somewhere else in the chain — and we test movement patterns like squatting and single-leg stance to see how the hip is actually functioning under load.

Our approach focuses on restoring proper hip mechanics and rebuilding the muscular support around the joint, whether the cause is labral involvement, bursitis, hip flexor dysfunction, or poor gluteal control.

• Restoring proper hip mechanics through targeted mobility work
• Rebuilding the muscular support around the joint so it stabilizes in more than one position
• Addressing labral, bursitis, hip flexor, or gluteal contributions specifically
• Correcting the movement patterns that are overloading the joint

Improvement timelines vary based on the specific structures involved, but most patients notice reduced pain with daily activities within several weeks, with continued gains in strength and mobility beyond that.

Most patients are surprised by how much function and freedom of movement they can recover once the hip is trained to stabilize in more than the one position it’s used to.