- Bob and Brad,
the two most famous physical therapists
on the internet.
- Hi folks.
I'm Bob Schrupp, Physical Therapist.
- Brad Heineck, Physical Therapist.
- You know we are the most famous physical therapists
on the internet.
- In our opinion, of course, Bob.
- Today we're gonna talk about four reasons
your hip pain will not go away.
Many people blame their hip pain,
especially as you get older, on osteoarthritis.
- Right.
- And they may have been told even
that due to a scan, they had bone on bone deterioration.
- Sure.
- So you think, well, it's arthritis.
There's nothing I can do.
- Better get a replacement.
- Yeah, better get a replacement.
No, you should try these things first.
And these are the four reasons
it might be actually hurting.
Osteoarthritis may be contributing to it.
- Sure, sure.
- But a lot of times,
you take care of these four things,
and the pain diminishes to a point
where you can manage it.
- And it's a win-win situation, because even
if you do have a hip replacement,
these are gonna make the surgery and the rehab go better
and it's gonna be a stronger.
- It's very beneficial for surgery.
So the first thing is inadequate hip strength.
We see this very often, especially
if you've had pain for a while.
You start favoring that hip and it becomes weak,
which actually contributes to the pain, makes it even worse.
- Right.
- So I might as well say it right now Brad,
with all four of these issues,
we have lots of videos on how to address them.
- Right.
- So and it's actually part of a hip pain program, right?
So go to BobandBrad.com,
go to the programs section,
go to the hip pain
that you'll find under the programs section.
And you can read all the titles there.
- We have all the videos for hips
all in one area, very convenient for you.
Look for the title that addresses your problem and play it.
- And what else, Brad?
- Oh, wonderful thing.
There's a PDF printout for each video
so that you can print it out.
It shows a review of the video.
It shows exercises from the video.
There's no charge.
We don't even want your emails, completely free,
and take advantage of it.
- Yeah, check it out.
It's our gift to you.
So next thing, number two,
and this is actually a big one too,
is inadequate range of motion of the hip.
The hip's not moving as well as it should be.
- Right, right.
- And you know, you'll often see that
with maybe external rotation,
you can't even cross your leg over anymore.
And if you regain that range of motion
which isn't difficult to do,
it actually can decrease the pain.
- You do need to do the exercises.
You need to do it!
Do them consistently.
- Yes, yes.
You have to follow the program.
Number three, if you have inadequate hip activity,
like in other words, you're sitting too much.
You're standing too much.
The hip joints do not like that.
- Right.
- They want things moving.
And so we're gonna,
we show you in the video ways
you can keep that hip moving.
- Right, without creating undue pain and things like that.
There's always options.
And that's what therapists do best.
- And you can fit it into your day.
We'll figure out how that works.
So number four is if you have improper positioning
of the hip during today.
Now this comes about like even if you
walk incorrectly sometimes
and you're not engaging the glutes.
- Sure.
- The hip could be moving forward and pinching hip.
So there's, and also even if you you're sitting too much
or you're sitting with the knee higher than the hips,
you're pinching that hip again,
you're putting pressure on it.
- Maybe you sit like this because of a habit
over the years, and you're not aware of it.
That may do it.
Sleeping incorrectly.
- Yeah. That's exactly right, Brad.
Or standing, like some people stand
and put more weight on one hip than the other.
So there's all sorts of things.
Again, we have plenty of videos on this.
We apologize.
This doesn't really solve any problems for you, this video.
It's just to make you aware of the other videos.
- Right.
It gives you a guide and you know,
we've had a number of people comment,
"I want this video."
And it's like oh, we already have it.
And it's just, this is a really efficient way
for you to get right to the point
and help you problem solve.
- And find the video needs.
So we know we got strengthening, stretching, positioning
and movement in the hip pain program.
Check it out.
- Right.
- Short video.
Thanks for watching.
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