If you're having symptoms of hip pain, Massage Therapy is an excellent option of treatment to find relief.
The best type of massage for hip pain relief is a combination of deep tissue massage, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy. Deep tissue massage helps to reduce inflammation and improve circulation, while myofascial release helps to loosen tight muscles and fascia.
Massage therapy might not be your first choice of treatment, and it shouldn't serve as your primary treatment for hip issues. However, it can be an invaluable tool in relieving inflammation and pain. Targeted, therapeutic massages have two primary benefits: stimulation and relaxation.
Whether your hip flexor pain is due to sitting in one position too long or from a sports injury, it can be healed over time with consistent massage therapy. Often, even in just one session you will notice a major difference, and the results can be life-changing for many.
One of the primary reasons that massage is successful in the treatment of non-specific hip pain is that it can decrease the joint inflammation, speed up the healing time of strained muscular tissue and ligaments, relax muscles, and increase blood circulation.
A massage therapist can strengthen the hip-supporting thigh muscles and the joint itself. Besides helping you recuperate from an injury, regular massages help prevent re-injury by increasing hip muscle and joint flexibility and strength.
Massage treatments can be helpful for providing temporary pain relief from hip bursitis. Massage to the muscles around and over the bursa can reduce the tone of these muscles which can make them feel more relaxed and supple, reducing the pressure and compression on the bursa.
For osteoarthritis, massage can help decrease swelling and pain, improve joint mobility and provide tension and stress relief.
Rest. Avoid repeated bending at the hip and direct pressure on the hip. Try not to sleep on the affected side and avoid prolonged sitting. Pain relievers.
Keep it low impact
One of our first suggestions when your hips are in pain is to avoid high-impact activities like running. This type of concussive activity not only worsens your pain, but it may also interfere with healing.
Resting, applying ice or heat to the affected area, stretching and strengthening exercises, using over-the-counter medications such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen, and wearing supportive shoes are all effective methods for relieving hip pain.
Sleeping on your back evenly distributes your weight and prevents any one joint from getting strained. That means it's beneficial for your hips. If you're not normally a back sleeper, it can be tricky to get used to this position. Try adding a pillow or bolster under your knees.
TCM and acupuncture treatment can help relieve pain in the hip, buttocks, and lower back. The hip joint is very complex; it's made up of a ball-and-socket bone structure with almost 30 different muscles and tendons surrounding it.
An out-of-place hip would mean it's dislocated, which is quite painful and may require a trip to the emergency room. Secondly, the pain associated with hip misalignment may be one-sided lower back pain near the SI joint, which gives the perception of a locked back, limited motion, or a general feeling of discomfort.
Avoid activities that aggravate hip arthritis, such as running, jumping and other high-impact exercises. Lifestyle modifications, such as weight loss, can help reduce stress on the hip joint. Physical therapy exercises can help improve strength in the hip.
Side sleepers are particularly prone to hip pain due to pressure on the hip joint. The opposite hip – the one you're not lying on – might hurt, too, if it strains forward. The best solution? Sleep on your back.
Management: Bursitis can be managed without surgery. A referral to a physiotherapist will help to settle your irritated bursa. Initially the physiotherapist will use techniques like electrotherapy, dry needling, taping and soft tissue massage to settle the pain and inflammation.
Pain from bursitis in your hip tends to get worse after you've been sitting or lying down. The pain may also increase when you do a repetitive activity, like climbing stairs.