Arthritis, Avascular Necrosis, Hip Pain Strain, and Back Pain all cause mild to severe hip pain. When you do daily stretches and hip pain exercises, you will decrease your hip pain and strengthen your hip muscles.
First thing in the morning before starting your daily routine, you should stretch your hips, upper and lower back, and legs. It will take time for you to get into the habit to do these stretches, but after a short period of time it will become part of your daily morning routine. Some of the recommended stretches would be single knee to chest, hip and glute stretch, and spinal twist.
How does stretching decrease your hip pain? When you stretch, you stretch the hip muscles and joints which increase the blood flow to that area. By increasing the blood flow, you are decreasing hip joint inflammation and loosening up the joint motion.
The #1 hip pain exercises both Orthopedic Doctors and Physical Therapists recommend are walking, biking, and swimming. These exercises increase hip strength and decrease hip pain. Doctors believe these exercise are great for people who have hip pain because it is physical strengthening exercises that does not put overdo stress on hip joints.
A few advanced hip exercises are exercises are: squats, lunges, and even speed walking. You should only try to do these exercises when your hip pain is controlled, and your body is able to handle more advanced exercises. It is recommend however to stay away from running because it puts more stress on the hip joints and can cause more damage and hip pain.
In some cases, you may just have to sit down and take a rest to relieve your hip pain. This will be especially true of you were on your feet for a long time. While you are sitting down, try raising your legs and feet off the ground in a 90 degree level to relieve the stress on the hips.
When you apply heat to the affected painful hip area, you will loosen up the muscle tensions and increase blood flow to the muscles and joints. You can apply heat to the affected area by either using an electric heating pad or a heat wraps. Another excellent hip pain treatment is to apply a clear and odorless cream called Arnica which is a natural pain muscle and joint reliever. It will absorb into your skin after about minute and you will not even know it is there.
When your hip pain seems to be tougher to handle and is persistent, you should call your Orthopedic Doctor. He or She is highly trained in pain management. Please never feel that you just have to get along with the pain. Your doctor may prescribe a medication or suggest an over the counter pain killer. When you do talk to your doctor about your hip pain, make sure you tell him or her all the medications you take plus any allergies to medicine.
