Hip Pain Treatment Adelaide
North Adelaide & Eastwood
Is Hip Pain Disrupting Your Daily Life?
Hip pain can infiltrate every aspect of your routine—whether it’s discomfort while sitting at your desk, standing in the kitchen, picking up your children, or engaging in physical activities like walking, running, or exercising.
At Adelaide Podiatry Centres, we are dedicated to helping Adelaide sufferers of hip pain with treatment options to regain mobility by thoroughly assessing your foot posture, gait, and overall biomechanics.
Don’t let hip pain persist—especially if it’s affecting your lifestyle. Assistance is available.
Understanding Your Hip & Why It Hurts
The hip joint is a robust and flexible ball-and-socket joint, designed to support your body’s weight and facilitate a wide range of movements. However, when any component of this complex system—bones, cartilage, muscles, ligaments, or tendons—is compromised, pain can ensue.
The hip joints connect our legs to our pelvis, and subsequently transfer a lot of motion up the body. If the biomechanics of our feet are unstable or incorrect, then it is quite possible that the hips may suffer as a result of this excess motion.
As with most injuries or pain, the cause can either be an acute injury, where the pain will appear suddenly, or an overuse injury where the pain will gradually worsen with time. As podiatrists we generally deal with the overuse injuries, because these are very often due to abnormal foot biomechanics.
Common origins of hip pain include:
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Bursitis or tendonitis
- Muscle strains or imbalances
- Labral tears
- Gait abnormalities or poor foot mechanics
- Overuse or impact injuries
While many attribute pain solely to issues within the hip joint, it’s often influenced by other factors in the body.
Could Your Feet Be the Underlying Cause of Your Hip Pain?
Hip pain can be particularly frustrating, especially if traditional treatments like massage, stretching, or exercises have provided limited relief. What many don’t realize is that foot posture may be a hidden factor contributing to hip discomfort.
Hip Pain Often Originates from the Ground Up
How Foot Alignment Influences Your Hips
Excessive inward rolling of the feet (overpronation) or insufficient shock absorption due to high arches can lead to misalignments in the lower limbs. This misalignment can cause the pelvis to tilt and the hip joint to move out of its optimal position, resulting in stress and inflammation in the hip area.
Greater Trochanteric Bursitis
The greater trochanter is a bony structure located within the hip joint and associated bursa, which is a fluid-filled sac that helps lubricate the joint. This bursa can become inflamed and painful, and the tendons around the area may also become involved.
The cause of this condition is usually an unstable or poorly aligned pelvis, and therefore treatment often involves orthotics to stabilise the motion of the feet, legs and pelvis. Also involved in treatment are rest, stretching and strengthening exercises.
The Research Supports: Addressing Biomechanics Can Alleviate Hip Pain
A study by Grimaldi et al. (2022) highlights the importance of comprehensive assessment in managing chronic hip pain. The research emphasizes that factors such as foot posture and gait mechanics play a significant role in pain. By addressing these biomechanical aspects via custom orthotics, subjects were able to exercise significantly more.
The Solution? Custom Orthotics – Now GAP FREE!
We can design custom orthotics tailored to correct your alignment, reduce strain, and prevent future injuries.
- Enhance foot and pelvic alignment
- Alleviate stress on your hip joints
- Support daily activities, work, and sports
- Promote a more comfortable and confident stride
(No Out-of-Pocket Cost with eligible private health insurance covering podiatry orthotics)
Includes:
- Comprehensive Biomechanical and Gait Analysis
- Expert fitting by our experienced podiatrists
Reclaim Your Mobility – Reclaim Your Life
Whether you’re an athlete, tradesperson, fitness enthusiast, or someone dealing with daily hip discomfort, we’re here to assist you.
Join the multitude of patients we’ve helped return to their routines, sports, and daily activities.
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