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FAQs

What is the best exercise for hip pain? ›

Your orthopaedic surgeon and physical therapist may recommend that you exercise for 20 to 30 minutes a day, or even 2 to 3 times daily during your early recovery.

Problems within the hip joint itself tend to result in pain on the inside of the hip or the groin. Hip pain on the outside of the hip, upper thigh or outer buttock is usually caused by problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that surround the hip joint.

Exercise should not make your existing hip pain worse overall. However, practicing new exercises can sometimes cause short term muscle pain as the body gets used to moving in new ways. This kind of pain should ease quickly and your pain should be no worse the morning after you've exercised.

After about 14 days, most patients are usually feeling better. Somewhere around 2-6 weeks, people really turn a corner after a hip replacement. A full recovery usually takes up to a year, but after 2-3 months, most patients are doing pretty well.

To minimize the risk of dislocating your hip replacement, keep in mind the 90-Degree Rule: Do not bend your leg at the hip past 90 degrees (a “right angle”). Also avoid crossing your legs and squatting.

Other red flags of concern with respect to the patient presenting with hip and/or groin pain include a history of trauma, fever, unexplained weight loss, burning with urination, night pain, and prolonged corticosteroid use.

Should I keep walking with hip pain? ›

Things like going on a daily walk or going swimming will help to improve your general health and take the strain off your hip, by strengthening other muscles in the body. Sometimes people stop exercising once their pain clears up, but when they do it's common for them to start having problems again quite quickly.

Stage 4 (the most severe stage): The cartilage is almost gone, which causes chronic inflammation. Pain and stiffness are felt almost all of the time.

If osteoarthritis of the hip causes aching pain and limits your ability to move without discomfort, your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter pain relief medication. Many doctors recommend acetaminophen or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen.

Certain types of weather and changes in barometric (atmospheric) pressure can exacerbate hip arthritis, causing pain, tightness, and stiffness in the joint. Barometric pressure is the weight of the air around us, which varies depending on weather and altitude.

Jiggling exercise method. The patient continuously shakes his or her foot and leg in small steps whilst sitting on a chair for at least 30 minutes a day.

Try sleeping on your back

Try adding a pillow or bolster under your knees. Not only does this further ease strain on your hip flexors, but it can also help you stay on your back through the night. That added bit of extra support might be what you need to wake up without pain that's worse than the night before.

Gently stretching and exercising the hips can help relieve pain, increase mobility, and strengthen muscles. There are many exercises to choose from, but people can experiment to find the ones that work best for them and then incorporate these exercises into a routine.