Hip pain physio Frankston
Understanding hip pain during everyday activity
Hip symptoms may be most noticeable with walking, sitting, getting out of a chair or lying on your side. Your assessment explores where the pain is felt, what changes it and how the hip moves, alongside the strength and activity demands relevant to you.
What your hip assessment may include
Pain around the hip can arise from the joint, muscles or tendons, the outer-hip tissues, or be referred from the lower back or pelvis.
Ash will discuss where you feel the symptoms, how they began and what activities are limited. Assessment may include hip, back and pelvic movement, strength, walking, balance, load tolerance and relevant work or sporting tasks. For runners and triathletes, Ash may also consider recent training changes and how the trunk, hip, knee and ankle work together.
Common questions about hip pain
When should I see a physiotherapist for hip pain?
Consider an assessment if hip pain is affecting walking, stairs, sleep, work, gym, running or sport, if it is not settling, or if you are unsure how much activity is safe.
Can hip pain come from the lower back?
Sometimes. Hip-area symptoms can arise locally or be referred from the lower back or pelvis. Ash will assess the relevant areas and explain the likely contributors.
Do I need a scan before physiotherapy?
Usually not. Ash will assess your hip first and explain whether imaging or medical review would add useful information.
Can physiotherapy help hip pain during walking or running?
Assessment can consider strength, movement, load tolerance and recent training or activity changes, followed by a graded plan toward comfortable walking or running.
Treatment and return to movement
Your plan is tailored to the findings and your goals. It may include education, load modification, hands-on physiotherapy, targeted strengthening, mobility work and a graded return to walking, work, running or sport. This is musculoskeletal physiotherapy; My Therapist Group does not provide internal examinations or pelvic-floor and continence services. Private patients do not need a GP referral, and the clinic does not accept TAC, WorkCover or NDIS clients. Book online or call Ash on 0401 825 644.