Hip pain treatment in Coral Springs

What is actually causing your hip pain?

Hip pain treatment begins with a question most people skip: where is the pain, exactly? The hip is the largest weight-bearing joint in the body — a deep ball-and-socket that carries you through every step, stair and twist. But ‘hip pain’ is used for at least four different problems, and they are treated differently.

True hip joint pain — osteoarthritis, labral irritation — is felt in the groin and front of the thigh. Hip bursitis and gluteal tendinitis are felt on the outside of the hip, over the bony point, and hurt when you lie on that side. Sacroiliac (SI) joint and pelvic imbalance show up just off-center in the low back, over the dimple above the buttock. And referred pain from the lumbar spine — a disc or sciatic nerve — travels into the buttock and thigh from a problem that is not in the hip at all.

Too often the answer offered is a painkiller or a referral for eventual surgery while the mechanics keep breaking down. Our hip pain treatment in Coral Springs finds exactly what is driving the pain and works to correct it, naturally and without surgery.

Bursitis, arthritis, SI joint or lower back? How to tell

• Hip osteoarthritis: groin ache, morning stiffness, pain putting on socks or getting out of a low car, and a gradually shrinking range of motion. Worse after long walks. See our osteoarthritis guide.
• Trochanteric bursitis / gluteal tendinopathy: sharp or burning pain on the outside of the hip, worse lying on that side, climbing stairs or standing on one leg. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons notes most cases respond to conservative care — activity modification, physical therapy and anti-inflammatory measures (AAOS OrthoInfo, Hip Bursitis).
• SI joint / pelvic imbalance: one-sided low back and buttock pain that flares standing up from a chair, rolling over in bed or climbing stairs; often with a feeling that one leg is longer. See hip and SI joint pain relief.
• Referred from the lumbar spine: buttock and back-of-thigh pain that changes with sitting and bending, sometimes with tingling below the knee — the hip joint itself moves freely.
• Hip flexor / IT band tension: a tight, pulling ache at the front or side of the hip after long sitting or running; common in desk workers and runners.

Why your feet and gait matter for hip pain

The hip is the middle of a chain that starts at the foot. A collapsed arch, a leg-length difference or an uneven stride rotates the pelvis and loads one hip more than the other with every step — thousands of times a day. That is why so much chronic hip pain comes back after the hip itself has been treated.

GaitScan is a digital pressure-plate analysis that records how your feet load as you walk: arch collapse, timing, and left-right asymmetry. When the scan shows the foundation is uneven, custom orthotics and gait retraining become part of hip pain treatment, not an afterthought. For runners, golfers and pickleball players in Coral Springs and Parkland, this is often the missing piece.

How we approach hip pain treatment with the 4R Method

Our hip pain treatment follows the 4R Method — Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine — matched to which structure the exam identifies.

R1 · Repair — ease the pain at its source

Specific adjustments to restore pelvic and SI alignment so the hip loads evenly, gentle hip joint mobilization, cold laser for an inflamed bursa or tendon, shockwave for chronic gluteal tendinopathy, and spinal decompression when the pain is referred from a lumbar disc. Typically 3–5 visits a week for 4–8 weeks.

R2 · Rebuild — strength and balance around the hip

Physical therapy for the gluteus medius and deep hip rotators that keep the pelvis level, Graston and soft-tissue work for tight hip flexors and the IT band, and GaitScan-guided orthotics where the foundation is uneven. Usually 2–3 visits a week for 8–16 weeks.

R3 and R4 · Regenerate and Refine

PEMF and red light at about 2 visits a week support arthritic joint and tendon health, then a brief tune-up every month or two — particularly valuable for hip osteoarthritis, where the wear does not stop.

What to expect at your first two visits

Visit one — we measure (and usually begin care)

1. A real conversation. Where the pain is (groin, outer hip, buttock), what provokes it, how it affects sleep, stairs and walking, and what you want to get back to.
2. A hands-on structural exam. Hip range of motion and impingement tests, palpation of the bursa and tendons, SI joint tests, leg-length assessment, lumbar screening and nerve-tension tests, and strength testing of the glutes.
3. GaitScan and surface EMG. A pressure-plate gait analysis plus a painless scan showing where the low back and pelvic muscles are guarding.
4. Digital X-rays when indicated. Joint space, pelvic alignment and leg length; we review any MRI you already have.

Visit two — your findings and your plan

We tell you which structure is generating the pain, whether an orthopedic opinion is warranted, and how the four phases of the 4R Method apply with a realistic timeline. Your full plan starts here — and in most cases care already began on visit one. The 60-second spine assessment gives us a head start.

Hip pain relief at home: what helps and what makes it worse

• Sleep with a pillow between the knees and, for bursitis, off the painful side.
• Keep walking, on flat ground. Short, regular walks keep an arthritic hip lubricated; hills and long stairs irritate bursitis.
• Stretch the hip flexors daily if you sit for a living — a half-kneeling stretch for 30 seconds each side.
• Strengthen the glutes. Bridges and side-lying leg raises, once cleared, are the most protective exercise for most hip pain.
• Check the shoes. Worn-out or unsupportive footwear changes gait and loads the hip unevenly.

Please see a doctor or urgent care today if you have hip pain after a fall and cannot bear weight, a hip that looks deformed or shortened, fever with hip pain, or sudden severe groin pain. For everything else — the ache, the catch, the pain that will not let you sleep on that side — hip pain treatment is what we do all day in Coral Springs and Parkland. Related reading: knee pain treatment and lower back pain relief.

Serving hip pain patients across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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