Hip problems are often associated with aging and accidents, but they can happen to anyone and at any age. Your hips are made up of several joints, so it can cause severe discomfort and immobility when pain strikes. There are several causes of hip problems.
A Chiropractor or a Doctor of Chiropractic is one of the best healthcare providers to consult when hip pain happens. They can provide efficient methods for eliminating or reducing hip pain. They can determine what is causing hip pain by looking closely at your body's movement patterns and imaging. Chiropractic treatments use non-invasive techniques, reducing the possibility of dangerous side effects typically associated with medications and surgery. These methods help increase the patient's ability to move and reduce hip pain.
· Chiropractic Adjustment After Hip Replacement
What is a hip replacement?
This is a surgical procedure performed by a surgeon who replaces the painful hip joint with an artificial implant fabricated from plastic or metal. This option is taken if all efforts to treat hip pain have failed and the joint is severely damaged or deteriorated due to injury or arthritis. It is expected that hip replacement will make walking easier with significant relief from pain.
After surgery, some lower back muscles along the kinematic chain or pelvis may experience pain. Thousands of people suffering from defective hip implant systems experience difficulties such as serious pain, loosening, swelling, and even dislocation of the implant.
With a new hip or knee, abnormal motor patterns are created, triggering pain each time the body moves. Chiropractic care is a vital option to take post-surgery, for it helps the body adjust to its new patterns of movement.
A Chiropractor's assessment and treatment can help in reducing the stress and tension on the lower back muscles, helps improve the lumbopelvic biomechanics, and helps in the pain management of neurogenic inflammation of the nearby superficial peripheral nerves aggravated by the compensating movement patterns caused by the restorative joint or surgical process. After the pain is controlled, the next step would be to improve the quadriceps' control and strengthen and activate the glutes.
According to research, patients who were given chiropractic care after their hip replacement operation needed fewer pain medications, recovered faster, and felt better than patients who did not receive postoperative chiropractic treatment.
· Alternatives to Hip Replacement Surgery
The standard treatments for hip pain are Chiropractic Adjustments (such as hip joint adjustments and spinal adjustments) and stretching exercises.
Chiropractic adjustments can safely help reduce pain and improve mobility.
A Chiropractor can also provide a customized set of exercises based on your body's requirements. This long-term solution strengthens the hip muscles and will make the patients stronger so their bodies can support their hips throughout the day.
Other methods for treating hip pain include yoga, resistance exercise, hip stabilization, deep-tissue massage, heat packs, nutritional counseling, and intake of joint supplements such as chondroitin and glucosamine.
· Chiropractic treatments that prevent hip pain
Getting regular Chiropractic treatment will help decrease soreness, relax existing muscle cramps, improve debilitated muscles, and increase joint mobility.
For people with arthritis and autoimmune disorders such as RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis), joint pain and damage may be an eventuality. However, with regular Chiropractic treatments, the progression or incidence of hip pain may be slowed down.
For patients with Sciatica, Chiropractic treatment options help eliminate the pressure on the sciatic nerve, thereby lessening the pain.
Chiropractic methods improve biomechanics in people with overuse injuries. This method promotes better muscle balance, mobility, and nerve integrity. It prevents the symptoms of this condition from becoming chronic and severe.
Why it's better to see your Chiropractor than have Hip Replacement Surgery.
It has always been said that prevention is always better than the cure. At the onset of hip pain, have yourself checked by a Chiropractor. Before they perform or recommend any treatments, they conduct a thorough examination. By providing the right assessments and treatments, hip replacement surgery may be avoided, and the pain can be successfully managed or eliminated using a customized treatment plan that addresses the patient's specific medical needs.
Even with chronic joint conditions such as hip osteoporosis and other conditions such as hip injuries, sprains, strains, bursitis, and tendinitis, a trip to the Chiropractor's clinic may help restore or maintain your flexibility, reduce the swelling or pain, strengthen your hip joints and muscles, and restore stability and alignment of the joints.
