Hip Pain
What is it?
There are lots of possible causes of hip pain. It might be caused by a sudden injury or a longer-lasting problem such as arthritis. Do not self diagnose, come and see one of our specialists to assess the problem. Hip pain can present as any of the following: Pain, swelling or bruising after intense or repetitive exercise, pain worse when walking and stiffness after moving, Pain and stiffness worse after not moving (for example, when you wake up), severe pain and unable to walk after a fall or injury
How can we help?
Physiotherapy can be excellent at treating hip pain. Our physiotherapists are proficient at treating this particular type of pain. Physiotherapy can often help hip pain that comes on suddenly and/or pain when standing (bearing weight on the hip).
We will review the joint integrity, stability and consider muscular imbalances or weakness. We will also consider a wide range of hip pathology. It can be lifestyle related, so we will provide advice on how to effectively manage these extrinsic factors.
Before they begin to treat a hip-pain sufferer, however, a Physiotherapist will pin down what exactly is causing you the discomfort via a Physio Assessment.
What does a Physio Assessment Involve?
A Physio Assessment is a session with one of our highly trained and skilled Physiotherapists. The session will consist of a full and detailed delve into your history, including medical, lifestyle and details of the issue you are currently experiencing. The Physiotherapist will often perform some physical tests, such as range of movement tests and analyse your movement patterns, mobility and restrictions amongst other things. A plan for your recovery will then be put in place.
Physio treatment will then follow. Treatment can consist of many different treatments, including manual Physiotherapy treatment, Sports Massage, Acupuncture, along with other cutting edge technology and equipment we have within clinics. Finally you are provided your very own personalised video rehabilitation program via our online app.
Do I need a Physio Assessment OR a Sports Massage?
We get asked this A LOT! Sports Massage Therapy and Physiotherapy Treatment both have a valued place in helping muscle tightness and imbalances. Lets explain all the differences and benefits to prevent you wasting money on a service that isn’t right for you!
A sports massage is a hands on treatment and a form of massage therapy, involving the manipulation of soft tissue in order to relieve tension in muscles and connective tissue.
All our sports massages are performed by highly qualified Chartered Physiotherapists, rather than Massage Therapists, meaning you get a much more in depth service. Prior to a massage, our Therapists conduct an initial screening to make sure that sports massage is the best option for you. They will screen for any red flag symptoms and rule out any contraindications. They will also ask about the reasons you have chosen a sports massage and what you’d like to get out of the session. Sports massage can be used to prevent soft tissue injury, reduce pain and swelling, enhance recovery, improve circulation, movement and performance.
Pre-event Sports Massage
If you have a sporting event such as a rugby match, 10km run, marathon training sessions or a triathlon coming up then sports massages can help to prepare your body by ensuring that your muscles and soft tissues are supple and ready for activity.
Post-event Sports Massage
Sports massage can help to accelerate recovery following activity enabling you to get back to training.
Maintenance Sports Massage
Some people will use sports massage to keep them fresh during training for large events but also when managing a long-term issue that has already been assessed and diagnosed. It can also help when you are working on posture improvements.
So at what point do I require more than a massage?
Some people think a Sports Massage is the answer to their problem, when the problem may be deeper rooted, or stemming from a totally different location on their body. If you have neurological symptoms (like pins and needles or numbness) or we suspect that there may be an underlying cause for your aches and pains then we’d often recommend a deeper investigation with a physiotherapy assessment.
Our bodies are cleverly made up of so many different parts which are designed to work perfectly and efficiently in sync with each other. If a cog in our wheel becomes imbalanced, weak, tight, injured or dysfunctional, we run into issues, and here’s the interesting part – you may experience pain in completely different parts of your body! Weird right? Some common examples of this are, back issues stemming from a weakness and imbalance in the hip or even feet!
Most of us are also sitting more and moving less, which can lead to muscle imbalances and weaknesses that have a knock-on effect to the way you move. When left untreated these imbalances can eventually result in pain and dysfunction. With non-traumatic injuries, pain is often the last thing to be felt and there’s usually stiffness or weakness well before pain comes on. In professional sport players are screened regularly to identify these imbalances so Physio’s can intervene before pain.
So, when you’re faced with the decision of whether you need a sports massage or physio assessment remember….
- Sports Massage = recovery, loosening of soft tissue and/or maintenance for tight areas.
- Physio Assessment = investigate pain, after an injury, neurological symptoms, posture correction, injury prevention, recurrent injuries or having regular sports massages but the issue is not resolving.
Want to hear what our patients who have received treatment for sciatica say?
- Never had Physio at The Physio Lounge before but I was so impressed! Incredible experience, I have also been taught why I have the issue in my hip/pelvis.
- I had been in months of discomfort. After my assessment and first treatment I had immediate relief and a clear plan in place and explanation of how to prevent re-occurrence. Can’t believe I suffered so long with the cause stemming from fixable issues in surrounding muscles! I can’t thank you enough
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