For many people, they hear the word chiropractor, and they think immediately of a back adjustment. The truth is that chiropractors can do much more than help patients with back pain. Hips can be another problem area for patients, and often, the first option they are given for their hip pain is surgery. However, depending on the root cause of the need for the realignment of your hips, your chiropractor may be another option available to you. Chiropractors can help you identify if your hip pain is caused by a misalignment or other root cause while designing a treatment protocol to assist in realigning your hips or addressing other root causes, such as sciatica.
One thing to keep in mind is that working with a misaligned hip can take time with chiropractic treatment. Your hips play a part in every activity you do, from walking to sitting down, and there are many muscles, tissues, and joints in and connected to your hip. You may be given “homework” to do when you’re outside your chiropractor’s office, such as stretching, exercises, and maintaining a particular posture to assist in your treatment. Often, the more you put into your treatment in following the treatment protocol exactly, the more benefits you will see from it. If you are following everything as prescribed, and feeling no better or worse than you started, be sure to share that on your next appointment.