Ways to Ease Hip Pain
Don’t Wait: Lose Weight
Take a Load Off
Move It to Lose It
Avoid High-Impact Exercise
Water Workouts
Stretch, Strengthen, and Stabilize
Use Heat and Cold
Heal Without Heels
Over-the-Counter Meds
Consider Other Medicines
Try an Alternative Therapy
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SOURCES:
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Versus Arthritis: “Hip Pain.”
Mayo Clinic: “Hip Pain.”
American Osteopathic Association: “The Real Harm in High Heels.”
National Health Service: “Hip Pain in Adults.”
University of Washington Medicine, Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine: “Water Exercises: Pool and Arthritis.”
Arthritis Research UK: “Exercises for Hip Pain.”
Arthritis Foundation: “Medications to Treat Hip Pain.”
Mayo Clinic: “Rheumatoid Arthritis.”