Hip Pain

Hip pain may affect walking, climbing stairs, getting out of a chair, or sleeping on your side. You might feel discomfort in the groin, along the outside of the hip, or around the buttock.

At Boost Integrated Medical Center, we help patients in Reno understand these symptoms and explore appropriate care.

Our recommendations may include physical rehabilitation, chiropractic care, massage therapy, and trigger point injections for a confirmed muscular pain component.

We begin with an evaluation because pain near the hip can come from several different structures, including areas outside the hip joint itself.

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Where Do You Feel Hip Pain?

The hip is a weight-bearing joint surrounded by muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues. Joint changes, muscle strain, tendon irritation, and other conditions can affect comfort and mobility. A lower back problem may also produce pain around the hip or buttock.

The location of discomfort can help guide an examination:

• Groin pain may feel different from soreness along the outer hip.
• Tenderness on the outside may become noticeable when lying on that side.
• Buttock pain or discomfort traveling down a leg may call for a broader assessment.

Location alone does not establish a diagnosis. We ask about when pain appears, whether it follows an injury, and which positions make it worse.

Knowing whether your main difficulty is walking, standing, or lying on one side helps us identify useful goals and possible next steps.

An Evaluation Before Treatment

A hip pain evaluation considers your medical history, movement, and daily limitations. We may look at how you walk, how the hip moves, and whether surrounding areas appear to contribute to symptoms.

Tell us about previous surgery, arthritis, recent falls, or changes in sensation or strength.

Bring existing medical reports if you have them. Some symptoms require imaging or assessment by another medical provider before a care plan can proceed.

Physical Rehabilitation for Hip Mobility and Strength

Physical rehabilitation may help address strength, flexibility, and movement control around the hip. Exercises are chosen according to your symptoms and current abilities, then progressed as tolerated.

For example, difficulty standing from a chair may lead us to focus on the strength and control needed for that task. Discomfort during walking may require attention to endurance, balance, or how you manage repeated steps. The plan should connect with your actual routine.

Exercises should not force painful movement. We want you to understand how to practice them, what level of discomfort to report, and how to make progress gradually. Your response helps determine whether an exercise remains appropriate.

Chiropractic care may be considered when an evaluation identifies a musculoskeletal problem suitable for manual treatment.

We may assess movement in the hip, pelvis, and lower back to understand how those areas affect function.

Treatment selection depends on the condition, your comfort, and relevant medical history. Arthritis, bone health concerns, or a joint replacement can influence which techniques are appropriate.

We explain the recommended approach and consider how it fits with rehabilitation. The purpose is to support comfortable movement and symptom management, with reassessment when pain changes or progress is limited.

Care for Nearby Muscles

Hip discomfort can occur alongside tight or sore muscles in the buttock and upper thigh. Massage therapy may help manage that muscular tension when appropriate. It can complement active rehabilitation without replacing an assessment of the joint itself.

Trigger point injections may be discussed when tender muscle areas are identified as a contributing source of pain. They target muscle-related symptoms and are not injections into the hip joint. Your provider will explain whether they fit your needs and discuss the expected benefits and risks.

Not every painful area near the hip is a trigger point. Careful evaluation keeps treatment directed toward the relevant problem.

Planning Walks and Everyday Activity

Activity guidance may involve shorter walks, planned breaks, or temporary changes to tasks that repeatedly aggravate symptoms. The aim is to find a manageable level of movement while working toward your goals.

Tell us if you begin limping more, cannot bear weight, or develop rapidly worsening symptoms. Severe pain after a fall, a hot swollen joint, or fever with hip pain needs prompt medical attention. Persistent groin pain or unexplained night pain also deserves medical evaluation.

Find Hip Pain Care in Reno

If you are looking for hip pain treatment in Reno, NV, call Boost Integrated Medical Center at (775) 525-5624. Schedule an appointment today to discuss your symptoms and options for a personalized care plan.