arthritis, Avascular Necrosis, Hip Pain Strain, and Back Pain all cause mild to severe hip pain. When you do daily stretches and hip pain exercises, you will decrease your hip pain and strengthen your hip muscles.

A good habit to get into is to do daily morning stretches. Some of the most popular recommended stretches are knees to chest stretch, hamstring stretch, and lying down spine twist. At first it will be little hard to get into the morning routine of stretching however it will get easier over short period of time.

Stretching decreases your hip pain by increasing your blood flow to your hip joints and muscles. This results in decrease in hip joint inflammation and increases your hip joint motion. When your hip joints are not inflamed and muscles are loosened up, you move more easily and do not get that painful grinding feeling.

Hip Pain Exercises decreases your hip pain and also strengthens your hip joints and muscles. 3 highly recommended exercises are walking, swimming, and biking. First, start out doing these exercises for about 10 to 15 minutes a day and then increasing the time at your own rate. Another reason why these exercises are highly recommended is because it does not put high impact pounding affect on the joints like running does.

When you feel that your hip muscles and joints are getting stronger, you can start doing more advanced hip exercises. A few advanced exercises are: squats, pile squats, and assisted lunge. You may even start to lift light weights to tone and increase strength of your overall body.

In some cases, you may just have to sit down and take a rest to relieve your hip pain. This will be especially true of you were on your feet for a long time. While you are sitting down, try raising your legs and feet off the ground in a 90 degree level to relieve the stress on the hips.

When you apply heat to the affected painful hip area, you will loosen up the muscle tensions and increase blood flow to the muscles and joints. You can apply heat to the affected area by either using an electric heating pad or a heat wraps. Another excellent hip pain treatment is to apply a clear and odorless cream called Arnica which is a natural pain muscle and joint reliever. It will absorb into your skin after about minute and you will not even know it is there.

When your hip pain seems to be tougher to handle and is persistent, you should call your Orthopedic Doctor. He or She is highly trained in pain management. Please never feel that you just have to get along with the pain. Your doctor may prescribe a medication or suggest an over the counter pain killer. When you do talk to your doctor about your hip pain, make sure you tell him or her all the medications you take plus any allergies to medicine.

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