Hip and Lower Body Pain

Hip pain relief usually comes from three things working together: gentle movement to ease stiffness, steady strength work for the glutes and hips, and small daily changes that take pressure off the sore spot. Heat or ice can take the...

Hip pain when walking usually comes from weak or tired hip muscles, sore outer hip tendons, hip joint wear or pain spreading from the low back. Most cases ease with shorter, flatter walks, a slightly shorter stride, and two or...

Hip pain at night usually comes from pressure and position. Lying on a sore outer hip squeezes irritated tendons, and lying on the other side can let the top leg drop and stretch them. A pillow between your knees, a...

Gluteal tendinopathy is irritation of the tendons that attach your side glute muscles to the outer hip bone. It causes pain on the side of the hip, often worse lying on that side, climbing stairs or crossing your legs. Gradual...

Piriformis syndrome is deep buttock pain that happens when the small piriformis muscle irritates the sciatic nerve running beside it. It often aches with sitting and can send pain down the back of the thigh. Most cases settle in a...

Outer hip pain is an ache on the side of your hip, usually over the bony point at the top of your thigh. It most often comes from irritated glute tendons or a bursa, not the hip joint itself. Gentle...

Glute pain is an ache in the buttock that usually comes from overworked or weak muscles, a tight piriformis, an irritated SI joint, or tendons on the side of the hip. Less often it comes from a nerve in the...

Hip bursitis exercises work best when they build strength in the outer hip without squeezing the sore spot. Start with gentle isometrics, like pressing your knees out against your hands while seated for 30 seconds, 5 times, then add bridges...

SI joint pain exercises are gentle moves that steady the joint where your spine meets your pelvis. The best place to start is a mix of glute bridges, pelvic tilts and a knee to chest stretch, 2 sets of 8...

Piriformis stretches are gentle hip rotation stretches that ease the small muscle deep in your buttock. The easiest is the lying figure four: cross one ankle over the other knee and pull the bottom thigh toward you for 30 seconds...