Get Back to the Activities That Keep You Moving
Your hips play a major role in walking, climbing stairs, exercising, getting up from a chair, and completing many other everyday movements. When hip pain develops, even familiar activities can start to require more thought and effort. At Beyond Therapy and Wellness, we provide personalized physical therapy for hip pain in Bedford, TX to help you move more comfortably and confidently.
Our approach starts with understanding how hip pain is affecting your life. From there, your physical therapist can identify areas to address and build treatment around the activities you want and need to do.
What Can Cause Hip Pain?
The hip is a strong joint surrounded by muscles, tendons, ligaments, and other tissues. These structures work together to support your body and transfer force between your trunk and legs.
Pain around the hip does not always come directly from the hip joint. Your lower back, pelvis, muscles, and nerves may also contribute to symptoms in this area. A thorough evaluation helps your therapist determine which factors deserve the most attention.
Hip pain may develop after an injury or change in activity. It can also appear gradually over time. Common causes and contributing factors include:
- Muscle strains
- Tendon irritation
- Bursitis
- Hip arthritis
- Labral injuries
- Joint stiffness
- Reduced strength or physical conditioning
- Repetitive activity
- Sports injuries
- Pain referred from the lower back
What Does Hip Pain Feel Like?
Hip symptoms can appear in several locations. You might feel discomfort in the front of the hip or groin, along the outside of the hip, near the buttock, or farther down the thigh.
These changes can gradually affect how much you do during the day. You may start avoiding stairs, walking shorter distances, or giving up activities because you are unsure how your hip will respond.
Other signs may include:
- Stiffness after sitting or resting
- Difficulty walking comfortably
- Pain when climbing stairs
- Discomfort getting into or out of a car
- Difficulty getting up from a chair
- Pain when lying on one side
- Trouble bending, squatting, or lifting
- Reduced tolerance for exercise or recreation
- A feeling of weakness or reduced stability
Looking at More Than the Painful Area
Hip pain is personal. Two people with similar symptoms may have very different reasons for seeking physical therapy.
One person may be worried about keeping up at work. Someone else may want to return to the gym, walk comfortably through the neighborhood, play with grandchildren, or remain independent with household tasks.
At Beyond Therapy and Wellness, we take time to understand those differences. Your therapist will evaluate your hip movement and strength while also looking at how your back, pelvis, knees, balance, and overall movement may influence the activities that are difficult for you.
Your concerns are part of that evaluation too. We want to know what you have stopped doing, what you are worried about, and what successful treatment would look like from your perspective.
How Physical Therapy Can Help With Hip Pain
Your findings help your physical therapist determine which treatments are appropriate for you. Rather than following the same program for every person with hip pain, treatment can change based on your symptoms, abilities, and goals.
Treatment progresses with you. As movements become easier, your therapist can introduce greater challenges that better reflect what you encounter in daily life.
Your plan may include:
- Strengthening exercises to improve the capacity of the muscles supporting your hips, pelvis, and legs.
- Mobility exercises to improve comfortable movement when stiffness is limiting your activities.
- Manual therapy to address joint or soft tissue restrictions when hands-on treatment is appropriate.
- Balance training to improve stability and confidence during standing and walking activities.
- Movement retraining to practice tasks such as walking, squatting, bending, or climbing stairs.
- Progressive loading to gradually prepare your hip for greater physical demands.
- Activity modifications to help you stay active without repeatedly aggravating your symptoms.
- Home exercises and education to give you useful ways to support your progress outside your appointments.
Building Strength for Greater Independence
Hip strength and mobility matter because they support the things you do every day. That may mean moving around your home safely, carrying groceries, getting on and off the floor, participating in an exercise class, or keeping up with a busy schedule.
Our therapists connect exercises to those practical needs. This helps make treatment meaningful and gives you opportunities to see how improvements in the clinic carry over into your daily routine.
We also want you to understand why you are doing each activity. Clear education can help you recognize what your body is capable of and make more confident decisions about movement.
A Place Where Your Concerns Are Taken Seriously
Living with pain can become exhausting, especially when it begins limiting your independence or changing how you participate in your life.
At Beyond Therapy and Wellness, you receive one-on-one care from a therapist who has time to listen and respond to what you are experiencing. Our all-female team brings specialized knowledge across pelvic health, orthopedic conditions, and neurological rehabilitation. This broad perspective can be especially valuable because the hip does not function in isolation from the rest of the body.
You can expect your care to be respectful, collaborative, and focused on your priorities. We want you to leave each visit with a better understanding of what you are working toward and why.
Your Progress Matters
Hear from patients about their experience
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Professional & KnowledgeableThe entire staff here was excellent and really focused on what my needs were. The facility is beautiful and has a great location in Bedford. Their Covid protocol was top notch. I enjoyed having my therapy plan printed out each…
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Nancy L.
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I Wish I'd Come in Sooner
I started coming when I was around 20 weeks pregnant because I was experiencing horrific pelvic & hip pain. I honestly wish I came in sooner because it’s been absolutely life-changing and I can live a more normal life again…
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Asia K.
Frequently Asked Questions
Physical therapy can help people with hip arthritis work on strength, mobility, balance, and the ability to complete everyday activities. Your therapist can also help you find appropriate ways to stay active and modify activities that are currently difficult.
It is not always easy to tell based on the location of pain alone. Problems involving the lower back or nerves can sometimes cause symptoms around the hip, buttock, or thigh. A physical therapist can assess your symptoms and movement to help identify the likely contributing factors.
You may still be able to walk, but the appropriate amount depends on your symptoms and how your hip responds. Your therapist can help you determine whether changes to distance, pace, terrain, or other factors could make walking more manageable while you build strength and tolerance.
Take a Step Toward Better Hip Function
Hip pain may be affecting your movement today, but it does not have to define what you believe your body can do. Physical therapy can help you address contributing factors, gradually build your physical capacity, and work toward greater confidence in everyday movement.
Contact Beyond Therapy and Wellness to schedule an evaluation for hip pain in Bedford, TX. We will listen to what you are experiencing and develop a plan centered on the activities and independence that matter to you.
Your Next Steps…
- Request An Appointment
- Receive A Custom Treatment Plan
- Work Hard and Progress In Your Recovery
- Recover & Enjoy Life Pain-Free
