Hip Pain Treatment Cape Town
Hip pain covers the front of the hip and groin, the side of the hip and the buttock. Each has different common causes, so the assessment starts with where it hurts and what loads it.
Most hip problems in active people respond to targeted strength work and smart changes to training.
Common causes
How did it start?
Hip impingement (FAI)
A pinching pain at the front of the hip in deep squats or high knees. Many people have the bone shape without pain, so management focuses on load, position and strength.
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Pain on the side of the hip, worse lying on it, climbing stairs or standing on one leg. Progressive loading exercises are the most effective treatment.
Groin and adductor strain
Common in padel, football and sprinting. Graded adductor strengthening speeds a return to sport.
Hip flexor strain
Pain at the front of the hip with sprinting, high knees or sandbag lunges.
Proximal hamstring pain
Deep buttock pain with sitting, hills and fast running.
How treatment works
- AssessHistory, movement and clinical tests, with screening for anything that needs a doctor.
- ExplainA clear diagnosis in plain language, and what recovery usually looks like.
- TreatHands-on care where it helps: joint and soft tissue work, dry needling or adjustments.
- RebuildExercises and a training plan so it holds up, with an end point.
When to get urgent medical care
- Groin pain in a runner that is worse with weight-bearing and hopping may be a bone stress injury of the hip. Stop running and get assessed promptly.
- Hip pain with fever, or a hot, swollen joint.
Questions
Is hip impingement a reason to stop squatting?
Rarely. Squat depth, stance and load are adjusted, and many lifters return to full squats.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Book your chiropractic consultation and start working towards better movement and less pain.