Hip Pain Relief That Keeps You Moving
Don’t limp through life. Get your stride back naturally.
Is walking uncomfortable? Sitting or sleeping a struggle? If you’ve been feeling a pinch in your hip, stiffness with movement, or pain that travels down your leg, it could be more than just a tight muscle—it might be a sign of deeper dysfunction.
At Rise Chiropractic in San Diego, we take a whole-body, movement-based approach to hip pain relief. Whether the pain is from a joint problem, a nerve issue, or muscular imbalance, we help you get back to pain-free mobility—without pills, injections, or surgery.
Fun Fact: The hips are your body’s powerhouses—each one absorbs forces up to 6x your body weight when walking or running!
What’s Really Causing Your Hip Pain?
Hip pain doesn’t always start in the hip. It could be referred from the spine, triggered by poor posture, or caused by muscle imbalances elsewhere in the body. That’s why we look at the full picture—not just the point of pain.
Common signs and symptoms include:
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Pain in the front, side, or back of the hip
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Stiffness or reduced range of motion
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Clicking or catching with movement
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Pain when standing from a seated position
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Discomfort while walking, running, or lying on your side
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Numbness or tingling down the leg
Fun Fact: Nerve irritation in the lower back can mimic hip pain. That’s why accurate diagnosis is key.
Don't be fooled into thinking a hip surgery will resolve your nerve irritation!
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Common Causes of Hip Pain
The hips are highly mobile joints that depend on muscle balance, spinal alignment, and coordinated movement. When one of these systems is off, pain and degeneration can follow. Here’s what we often find:
Pelvic Misalignment
When the pelvis is out of balance, it creates abnormal pressure across the hips, leading to pain and wear over time.
Hip Joint Degeneration or Arthritis
Loss of cartilage in the hip joint can cause stiffness, inflammation, and pain with movement or weight-bearing.
Sciatic Nerve Irritation or Disc Issues
Compressed nerves in the low back can radiate pain into the hip and leg, often mimicking true hip joint pain.
Muscle Imbalances or Tightness
Weak glutes, tight hip flexors, or overactive piriformis muscles can disrupt healthy hip mechanics.
Repetitive Stress or Past Injury
Old sports injuries, falls, or repetitive motion can lead to scar tissue, instability, or restricted range of motion.
Did you know? Weak glutes are one of the most common (and overlooked) contributors to chronic hip and low back pain.
Why Surgery, Injections, and Painkillers Aren’t the Long-Term Answer
It’s common to be offered cortisone shots, anti-inflammatories, or even hip surgery—but these options only treat the symptoms, not the cause.
Steroid injections may reduce inflammation short term, but they don’t address what’s causing joint stress. And joint replacements come with significant risks, long recovery, and no guarantee the problem won’t return if underlying movement issues remain.
At Rise Chiropractic, we focus on restoring the way your body moves—so the pain doesn’t come back.
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Our Proven, Functional Approach to Hip Pain Relief
We start with a deep-dive assessment of your spine, hips, posture, and movement to find out why the pain is happening. From there, we build a personalized plan to relieve pressure, re-train movement, and protect your hips long-term. Your customized care may include:
Chiropractic Adjustments: Restore alignment and reduce strain on the hip and pelvis
Pelvic & Lumbar Decompression Therapy: Relieves pressure from the spine and hips, especially if nerve involvement is present
Targeted Soft Tissue Therapy: Releases tight fascia and muscles that may be restricting motion or irritating nerves
Laser Therapy: Reduces inflammation and accelerates soft tissue and joint healing
Rehabilitative Exercise & Stability Training: Activates the glutes and core to support balanced hip movement
Postural & Movement Coaching: Helps you move, sit, and exercise in ways that protect the hips long-term
Fun Fact: Strengthening the glutes doesn’t just help your hips—it can also relieve knee and low back pain.
Don’t Let Hip Pain Limit Your Life
Hip pain can throw off your rhythm, your sleep, your workouts—even your confidence. But it doesn’t have to define your routine or your future.
With the right care, it's possible to regain full mobility, avoid surgery, and get back to walking, squatting, and living on your terms.
It’s time to move strong again. Let’s fix your hip pain for good.
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