Corona Chiropractor

Your Corona Chiropractor offers a valuable non-surgical, drug-free approach to decreasing hip pain and frequently getting rid of it altogether. As most of us know, surgery should be a last resort whenever possible. Therefore, before you schedule a surgery to replace that hip, ask yourself the following questions: Is it out of the question for you to get a good night’s sleep because your hip pain wakes you up at night? When you arise in the morning, and/or when you get out of your car, are you stiff and do you find it initially difficult to get your legs moving sufficiently? Do you feel pain whenever you rotate or twist them or when you cross your legs? If these symptoms sound familiar, it is likely that you have asymmetries and misalignments in your lower extremities that, in addition to causing your hip pain, can lead to osteoarthritis in your hips in the future if not treated. The good news is that chiropractic treatment can help whether or not degenerative changes have already taken place!

You may be getting older and it may be true that your hip joints aren’t what they used to be. Nonetheless, are you aware that your hip pain (and related problems), which point to age-related degenerative conditions, may not actually be caused by osteoarthritis? That’s right. In many cases, as opposed to being the original source of your pain, osteoarthritis of the hip joint is typically the outcome of a prior injury (or injuries) to your hips.

Hip problems frequently have to do with asymmetry or imbalance when you are in motion, like walking for example. If you “pronate” when you walk, like a duck, with your toes pointing away from your body, it is inevitable that you will experience pain in your hips from the asymmetrical stress on your hip joints and your body’s efforts to compensate. However, you can make changes in your gait pattern at any age, and your chiropractor in Corona can show you how to do it.

Additionally, you may have had gait changes as the result of an ankle sprain or knee strain, and since “the knee bone’s connected to the hip bone,” these biomechanical changes cause pain in the hip(s). Of course, if not corrected, your hip joints will suffer further consequences, which is the wear and tear that creates degenerative changes.

Other activities that can sometimes adversely affect the hip joints are starting a new job or beginning a new sport that makes it necessary for you to move your body in atypical ways. Also, carrying a child (or grandchild) on one hip can cause hip pain. Even the way you sit or driving for extended periods of time on a routine basis can cause hip injury and pain.

Isn’t it good to know that not every pain is caused by “old age,” although we may start to feel more pain as a consequence of the progressive nature of untreated injuries.

In addition to your adjustments, as an integral part of your chiropractic management, your Corona Chiropractor will suggest appropriate rehabilitative exercises that include gentle muscle stretching and strengthening, and will also evaluate your gait and may suggest simple pattern changes.

Your hip pain won’t disappear by itself. Hip pain is a sign that there’s an injury that needs treatment. If neglected, it is very likely that at some point you will require that hip replacement surgery. Remember the old adage, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Your Corona Chiropractor can eliminate your hip pain, get your body back into balance, and help you get to back to enjoying your life again!

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