Expert Advice , on Exercising To Help, With Chronic Hip Pain.
'Newsweek' reports that hip pain can lead to loss of motion range, decreased strength and pain when walking or running.
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Holly Soper-Doyle, a chartered physiotherapist at Integrum Physiotherapy, stressed the importance of individualized training.
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According to Doyle, who is also a clinical specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, the best solution is physical therapy.
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A physical therapist would be able to recommend a personalized exercise routine that focuses on an individual's specific needs.
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You need to ensure you exercise at the level you can manage, for example can you balance on one leg with good stability and perform a single leg heel raise or squat with good hip and knee control, Nell Mead, hip specialist and physiotherapist in London, via 'Newsweek'.
If not you need to start strengthening double leg first, then progress to step-stance strengthening, and then single leg, Nell Mead, hip specialist and physiotherapist in London, via 'Newsweek'.
Nell Mead, a hip specialist and physiotherapist in London, told 'Newsweek' that some basic exercises could help alleviate or prevent hip pain.
One of the things that often happens very early on when your hip starts to hurt is that the powerful hip flexors at the front of your hips tend to tighten up, and the glutes at the back start to get weak and underactive, Nell Mead, hip specialist and physiotherapist in London, via 'Newsweek'.
One of the things that often happens very early on when your hip starts to hurt is that the powerful hip flexors at the front of your hips tend to tighten up, and the glutes at the back start to get weak and underactive, Nell Mead, hip specialist and physiotherapist in London, via 'Newsweek'.
Rebalancing this relationship is often a useful tactic, Nell Mead, hip specialist and physiotherapist in London, via 'Newsweek'.
Zoe Chivers, Interim Director of Support and Services at Versus Arthritis, warns that all exercises should be approached with caution.
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As a general rule of thumb, always start by exercising very gently, build up gradually, and work within your pain limits.
, Zoe Chivers, Interim Director of Support and Services at Versus Arthritis, via 'Newsweek'
