Every step matters. We find why your hip is protecting itself, then reset it so you can walk, train and live without fear.
How hip pain can limit your function and how you can resolve it quickly to get back to living life at your best
Hip pain, whether that be deep in the butt, at the side of your pelvis, at the back or the front…there are many reasons that could be contributing to the pain you feel. A thorough assessment of your joints, your movement and reviewing your history can go a long way in understanding why you are the way you are right now. Yes, its frustrating and often when you are reading this you have tried tradional methods, stretching, foam rolling, maybe even Yoga or massage… yet still have problems. The reason why, especially the clients/ patients we see, is that the CAUSE of the problem is never addressed. The symptoms are often treated and this usually results in SHORT-TERM relief.
By delving deeper into you. We can find the cause allowing your body and brain to feel safer. When it feels safer, it allows you more movement, it often removes tightness in muscles and the pain you feel. This then allows you to move well. Getting you back to the activites you love. How does that work? Well. Your body when it is in pain perceives a threat from either the environment or your own movement. The pain is simply a signal from the brain, despite, in many cases the area that feels pain being completely fine.
All it is, is incorrect information from the area being sent to the brain. When we correct that faulty information, no more pain. It sounds simplistic, the methods to get there are complex, yet you are in safe hands when you are in our care. Not only do we treat you in clinic we give you additional steps you can take at home to enhance your experience. You will benefit regardless but these additonal steps get you to your best even quicker.
Ultimately it comes down to your health, wellness, and enjoyment of life.
If every step, stance, or squat feels tight or painful, that’s your system protecting you. Stretching harder rarely fixes it because tightness is often a sign of weakness or a threat response. We assess what’s driving your hip pain, reset the faulty signals, and show you the change in the session with simple re-tests.
Hip pain can start after a clear incident or seem to arrive out of nowhere. Common drivers include:
When your brain senses risk, it increases tone to protect you. You feel that as tight hip flexors, glute tenderness, pinching at the front of the hip, or weakness climbing stairs.
Our approach :-
understand why your hip is protecting, change the information your brain uses, and restore control. Most people feel a difference once the right drivers are reset.
We start with a precise assessment to see how you load the hip and what increases or eases symptoms, then check the control systems that drive strength, mobility and pain sensitivity:
From there we normalise the specific inputs keeping your hip on “high alert,” then re-test the movements that hurt. When protection drops, range and strength usually come back quickly.
In 15 minutes we run a condensed assessment, explain what’s driving your pain, and show you the change we can create. If you’re happy with the plan, you can move straight into treatment the same visit.
A client arrived with months of pinching at the front of the hip, worse on stairs and longer walks. They’d stretched their hip flexors daily with little relief. Testing showed the hip was over-protecting them because of an old ankle sprain and a sensitised scar near the lower abdomen. We reset the related receptors and re-tested a step-down and gentle jog – pinching dropped immediately. With a short, seconds-long drill to build capacity, they progressed to pain-free stairs and longer walks over the next two weeks.
Maybe not. Tightness is often your body protecting an area. We identify why it’s protecting first, then range usually returns without aggressive stretching.
No. We don’t replace urgent medical care and we refer out if we see red flags. If you’re awaiting imaging or surgery we can usually help you move, sleep and cope better while you wait.
Some people feel a clear change in 1–2 visits; others need several sessions to unwind older patterns. Either way, we track progress with re-tests so you can see what’s improving.
47 Dukesfield, Shiremoor, Newcastle, Tyne & Wear, NE27 0DR, UK
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