Hips

Why does my hip keep hurting?

Your hip can hurt even when the joint itself isn't the real problem. How your thigh bone moves in the socket, how it's shaped, and how the rest of your body protects it all feed into hip pain.

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She canceled her hip replacement: here's what changed her mind

Sylvia was scheduled for a hip replacement. The movement pattern behind her pain, and the two simple corrections that changed her outcome.

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Inside: Sylvia's story · the glute walking test · the butt pump fix · the habit keeping your glutes turned off · can this help with FAI?

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Put your fingertips on the center of each butt cheek and walk 10 steps, to find out whether your glutes are actually working when you walk.

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The hidden cost of waiting for hip replacement surgery

What your body does to protect a painful hip while you wait, and where that extra load ends up: the other knee, the other foot, your back.

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Femoral anteversion and retroversion: the hip pain factor almost no one tests for

A self-test for the shape of your thigh bone, and what to do for each result.

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When sciatica isn't about your back: 8 years of pain solved by fixing the hip

Al's sciatica wasn't coming from his back. A hip pattern called anterior femoral glide syndrome, and how to tell if your sciatica is really a hip problem.

Rick's case

If this sounds like your hip, 7 Days to Better Hips walks you through the same testing and corrections at home, step by step.

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