Your hip is one of your body’s most used joints, as you rely on your hips in order to walk, to bend, to sit, and to stand. When your hip hurts, it greatly affects your daily life, so it’s important to do what you can in order to alleviate the pain. If you’re suffering from hip pain, chiropractors can help with natural, non-invasive methods that can get to the root of the issue and develop a treatment plan that is personalized to you and your specific needs.

Here’s what you need to know about hip pain and how chiropractors can help.
What Causes Hip Pain?
Given how much we use our hips in our daily lives, there are many common causes of hip pain. Some causes of hip pain necessitate medical attention, especially those of which will need hip replacement or another such invasive procedure. Other causes of hip pain are ones that chiropractors can help you with.
Where your hip pain develops can indicate what’s causing it. For instance, some people experience pain in both of their hips, others only in one, while others report feeling pain only in the front of their hips or only in the back. When you see a chiropractor, they’ll carefully evaluate your condition in order to determine the cause of your hurt.
Some of the common causes of hip pain that chiropractors can help you with include:
- Arthritis. Arthritis can occur from wear and tear, as with osteoarthritis, or from an autoimmune disorder, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Chiropractic care cannot cure arthritis, but it can ease the symptoms so you can enjoy improved quality of life.
- Sciatica. Your sciatic nerve runs from your pelvis all the way down the backs of your legs to your feet. If it gets irritated or inflamed causing sciatica, you can experience pain not only in your back and your legs, but also in your hips.
- Inflammation. There isn’t much room in your hip joint for the bone to move, so if it gets swollen, then you will more likely than not experience pain. Inflammation in other areas of your body, such as your spine, can also result in referred hip pain.
- Overuse. Yes, we use our hips every day, however, everything can get worn down. If you are very physically active, such as through dancing or other athletics, you can experience pain in your hip as a result of wear and tear.
- Trauma. If you injure your hip, even if you do not break any bones, the pain to your muscles and ligaments can make moving painful for weeks.

How Can A Chiropractor Help Hip Pain?
There’s no need to just grin and bear it when it comes to pain in your hip – indeed, doing so can cause the pain to worsen. Chiropractors can help hip pain in a number of ways. It’s important to have your pain treated in order to prevent it from getting worse, especially as that could result in long-term issues down the road. Chiropractic care can reduce inflammation, improve your mobility, and alleviate your pain.
When you see a chiropractor for your hip pain, they will conduct a thorough evaluation in order to determine the cause of it. This will include both a physical examination to see the extent of your pain and how much you can move and the like, as well as questions about your medical history and your lifestyle, so they can better understand the potential cause. In many cases, pain in your hip can be caused by misalignment, which chiropractic adjustments can fix.
Once determining the cause of your pain, chiropractors will develop a treatment plan that is personalized to you, in order to ensure it is as effective as possible. Chiropractors can help with non-invasive adjustments and modalities which rebalance your body, restore your proper nerve function, and alleviate pain. Chiropractors can help you heal and get back to life as normal.
While it’s true that there are many causes where your hip hurts and chiropractors can help, others necessitate medical attention. If your joint looks deformed, you can’t move your leg or put weight on it, the pain is intense, you’re experiencing sudden swelling, or you have any signs of infection, go to the emergency room or an urgent care as soon as possible.

Do You Need Chiropractic Care For Hip Pain?
Carlile Chiropractic offers natural pain relief treatments with our professional chiropractic care. If you’re experiencing pain in your hip, please don’t hesitate to contact us and schedule an appointment. Our goal is to help you feel better and get your body back to normal by getting to the root cause of your pain.