Chiropractic Care for Hip Pain: Chiropractic Plus Newcastle, NSW
May 31, 2018 12:15 pm
What Is The Difference Between Hip And Pelvic Pain?
Most people aren’t aware of the differences between hip pain and pelvic pain. Dr Peter Imlay, a Chiropractor at Chiropractic Plus explains that people commonly mistake one for the other. Hip pains are not felt in your lower back or your hipbones – that, along with lower back and tailbone pain is what chiropractors refer to as pelvic pain. Hip pain is felt in the socket joints that connect with your thigh bones.
What Causes Hip Pain?
Despite the durability of the human body’s hip joint, wear & tear is inevitable in the long run. Aside from injuries, the most common cause of hip pain is a result of lack of movement. The most common sufferers of hip pains are those who work at a desk or those who sit or stand still for long periods each day, over an extended period of time.
Below are the common causes of hip pain:
- Arthritis.
- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Septic arthritis
- Injuries.
- Bursitis
- Dislocation
- Hip fracture
- Hip labral tear
- Inguinal hernia
- Sprains and strains
- Tendinitis
- Pinched Nerves.
- Herniated disk
- Meralgia paresthetica
- Sacroiliitis
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
How Can Chiropractic Help Your Hip Pain?
With the help of chiropractic care, you can avoid any unnecessary pain and incapacitation. It can even slow the progression of degenerative disease, delaying or avoiding the need for surgery. Apart from examining your hip joint, a Chiropractor will also examine your back, knee, ankle and foot, since these areas can affect your hip problem.
Usually, a Chiropractor will do an X-ray examination to further assist the diagnosis. The findings of the X-ray allow a more detailed look at how moderate or severe the problem is. This will give the Chiropractor an accurate prognosis and approach to treating your hip problems.
Hip problems will only get worse the longer you leave them untreated. If you’ve been experiencing hip pain lately, call today to make an appointment and have it checked out.
