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Are you experiencing hip pain when walking, getting up from a chair, climbing stairs, or getting in and out of your car?
Hip pain can make everyday activities more difficult and may gradually cause you to become less active. Whether your pain developed gradually or started after an injury, physical therapy can help identify the factors contributing to your symptoms and develop a treatment plan based on your individual needs.
At Bateman Physical Therapy, we provide individualized physical therapy for hip pain in San Ramon, Danville, and the surrounding San Ramon Valley. Treatment is designed to help reduce pain, improve strength and mobility, and help you return to the activities that are important to you.
Hip Pain Can Affect More Than Just Your Hip
Hip pain doesn't always stay isolated to one area. You may notice discomfort in your hip, groin, buttock, thigh, or even your lower back. Pain and stiffness can also affect the way you walk, climb stairs, get out of a chair, or perform other everyday activities.
You may find yourself:
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Having pain when walking or standing for longer periods
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Feeling stiff when getting up after sitting
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Having difficulty getting in or out of a car
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Using your arms to help push yourself out of a chair
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Having difficulty going up or down stairs
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Avoiding walks or other activities because of pain
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Feeling weaker on one side
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Changing the way you walk because of discomfort
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Having pain when lying on your side
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Becoming less active because you're concerned about making your hip worse
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Starting to have knee pain as well - Explore our physical therapy services in San Ramon
When hip pain begins to interfere with your normal activities, a physical therapy evaluation can help determine what may be contributing to the problem and what you can do to improve.
Common Hip Problems We Treat
Treatment may focus on improving hip and leg strength, addressing movement patterns that may contribute to pain, and gradually returning to activities that you enjoy.
Hip Stiffness and Reduced Mobility
Loss of hip mobility can make everyday movements more difficult and may affect the way you walk or perform other activities. Physical therapy can help address mobility limitations while improving strength and control.
Hip Weakness
Weakness in the muscles around the hip can affect walking, balance, stairs, and other functional activities. A personalized strengthening program can help improve your ability to move safely and confidently.
Hip Pain After an Injury
Hip pain can develop following a fall, sports injury, or other physical activity. Physical therapy can help you gradually restore strength, mobility, and function as you return to your normal activities.
Hip Pain After Surgery
Physical therapy may be an important part of recovery following procedures such as hip replacement or other orthopedic surgery. Your program will be tailored to your stage of recovery, your surgeon's recommendations, and your functional goals.
Knee Pain Resulting From Hip Pain
If knee pain is also affecting your mobility, learn more about our physical therapy for knee pain
How Physical Therapy Helps With Hip Pain
Physical therapy isn't simply about treating the area where you feel pain. Your physical therapist will evaluate how your hip is moving and functioning and how your strength, mobility, balance, and walking may be contributing to your symptoms.
Your evaluation may include looking at:
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Hip and lower-extremity strength
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Hip mobility
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Walking and movement patterns
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Balance and stability (If hip weakness or pain is also affecting your balance, learn more about our balance physical therapy)
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Functional movements such as standing from a chair
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Your ability to climb stairs
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Activities that increase or decrease your symptoms
Based on your evaluation, your treatment plan may include therapeutic exercise, mobility exercises, strengthening, balance training, movement retraining, and education about how to manage your symptoms.
With physical therapy, you may be able to:
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Reduce hip pain and stiffness
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Improve hip and leg strength
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Walk more comfortably
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Get up from chairs more easily
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Navigate stairs with greater confidence
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Improve your mobility
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Return to activities you've been avoiding
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Maintain your independence and ability to stay active
The goal isn't simply to make your hip feel better inside the clinic. It's to help you move more comfortably and confidently during the activities that matter to you.
Hip Pain and Staying Active as You Get Older
Hip pain can become especially limiting when it causes you to reduce your activity level.
When you're less active because of pain, you may gradually lose strength and mobility. This can make walking, stairs, balance, and other everyday activities more difficult.
Physical therapy can help you address this cycle by gradually improving strength, mobility, and confidence with movement.
For older adults, maintaining the ability to walk comfortably, get up from a chair, use stairs, and participate in regular physical activity can be an important part of maintaining independence.
At Bateman Physical Therapy, we focus on helping you improve the physical abilities you need for your everyday life—not simply how you perform an exercise in the clinic.
Why Choose Bateman Physical Therapy for Hip Pain?
Hip pain can affect everyone differently. That's why your treatment should be based on your individual symptoms, physical abilities, and goals.
At Bateman Physical Therapy, Dr. James Bateman provides individualized care rather than a one-size-fits-all treatment approach. With more than 15 years of experience helping adults improve strength, mobility, balance, and function, he takes the time to understand what is contributing to your difficulty and what you want to accomplish.
Treatment is focused on practical improvements that can make a difference in your everyday life.
Whether your goal is to walk around your San Ramon or Danville neighborhood, get up from a chair more easily, navigate stairs, return to exercise, or simply move with less pain, your treatment plan is designed around you.
As a local physical therapy practice serving San Ramon, Danville, and the surrounding San Ramon Valley, Bateman Physical Therapy provides personalized attention in a setting where your goals and progress are the focus.
Frequently asked questions
Ready to Get Back to Moving?
If hip pain is making it harder to walk, exercise, use stairs, or enjoy your normal activities, physical therapy may be able to help.
Schedule an evaluation at Bateman Physical Therapy to find out what may be contributing to your hip pain and develop a personalized plan to help you move with greater comfort and confidence.