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Can a Chiropractor Help a Hip Problem?

Hip problem or pain in hip joints is one of the most common types of pain that one can suffer from. Anyone can suffer from hip pain or problem, especially people who are below the age of 15 and above 45 years of age. The reason behind hip pain is immense amount of impact from the entire upper body that the hip joint bears throughout life. The hip joint provides strength and stability to the entire upper body. Also, for your movement or locomotion, the hip joint plays a very important role.

There can be other causes of hip pain as well. These will include diseases, disorders or other conditions such as osteoarthritis, hip bursitis or other lower back problems like spinal stenosis, disc herniation and compression fractures. Some inflammatory conditions like ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis or other serious infection of the hip joint can also be the reason behind hip pains. Hip problems can be treated with various ways. However, a chiropractic treatment can be one of the best ways to deal and cure a hip problem.

Chiropractic treatment is associated with any pain in the body that is caused by misalignment of the bones. Mostly, it takes the spine bones into consideration. With this treatment, the spine bones are brought back into alignment. Chiropractic treatment comes with more than 100 different kinds of adjustment methods using which, the Chiropractors can heal pains.

Now that you have known about hip pain and problems as well as chiropractic treatment and how it works, it is important to know whether a chiropractor can help a hip problem or not. Here it must be mentioned at first that chiropractic treatment is not a one-size-fits-all treatment. It is, rather, a very personalized treatment method that not only takes care of the symptoms, but also identifies the root source of the problem, goes into it and with a dedicated and personalized treatment method, treats the problem from the roots.

The chiropractic treatment plan for hip problems usually includes –

Chiropractic adjustments
Advice on right posture
Therapeutic exercises
Professional and therapeutic massage
Stretching exercises.

As a chiropractor follows these plans, it will help the patient in relaxing the muscle spasms and in reducing the inflammation. Chiropractic treatment can provide strength to weakened muscles.

Whether or not a chiropractor can help in treating your hip problem is largely dependent on the cause of the pain. Research studies have proven that chiropractic treatment is effective and have no/very few side effects. Therefore, it can easily be continued along with other treatments.

Any kind of hip pain that is caused by some inflammation including arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis or sciatica or even hip pain that is caused by overuse and trauma can be helped by chiropractors. The chiropractor will identify the cause of the pain and inflammation. As in case of osteo-arthritis, which is an inflammatory condition that causes hip pain in the adults, the chiropractor will reduce the swelling and stiffness of the hip joints and also reduce cartilage loss and joint degeneration with a method or treatment plan that is best suited for the patient.

Similarly with rheumatoid arthritis or other hip pains that are caused by some sort of inflammation in the body, such as inflammation of bursa causing bursitis etc. can be helped by chiropractic treatment. When there is an irritation or inflammation of the sciatic nerve, it can lead to sciatica and in worst cases of sciatica; surgery is the only option to relieve the pressure from the sciatic nerve. Research studies have shown that 2/3rd of all the sciatica patients who underwent chiropractic treatment, have experienced better results and could avoid the need for surgery due to this treatment.

Conclusion

So, it can now be said that a chiropractor can help to reduce a hip problem or pain, if it cannot treat the condition completely. Patients with hip pain and problems can be hugely benefited with this powerful method. The best part of this method is that it can correct the posture, prevent joint dysfunction and reduce the possibility of spinal misalignment in the future. Also, your immune system would be boosted and the chances of undergoing a surgery to treat your condition will be reduced to a great extent, if you undergo a chiropractic treatment. However, of course, along with the treatment, the chiropractor will also give you diet guidelines and regular exercise routines which will help in reducing the hip pain.

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