Hip pain is often caused due to the inflexbility of the hip joint.The hip joint is a synovial ball and socket joint. This means several plains of movement are possible, unlike the knee joint which only bends and straightens. The issue for most people is they never fully use or move their hip joints through their normal full range of movement eventually resulting in hip pain. People walk, sit down and stand up, which is movement on one plain.
How can I avoid hip pain?
The question there in lies what daily activity do we do that requires us to move the leg out to the side as far away as possible from the other leg? What physical activity do we do regularly to keep our hip joints flexible? We have a natural tendency to move our bodies only to where it is comfortable, for example, when one is seated it can be difficult or uncomfortable to cross one leg over the other so the normal tendency is to cross the leg which is more comfortable, and we repeat this often hence not doing the tighter hip any favours.
This type of repeat movement will only cause more restrictions in the long run. Therefore, it is time to start looking at ways to increase our joint flexibility, which can be done by seeking advice from a physical therapist talking to a personal trainer or taking up yoga, etc… However, you wish to proceed is time to USE IT OR LOSE IT to avoid pain!
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