Hip pain affects everything — how you walk, how you stand, how you sleep, and how confidently you move throughout the day.
Whether your pain feels deep in the joint, sharp along the outside of your hip, or radiating into your thigh or low back, the underlying cause is often related to joint misalignment, muscular tension, or changes in how the pelvis and lower spine are moving.
At our Overland Park chiropractic clinic, we take a whole-body approach to hip pain. Instead of masking symptoms with short-term relief, we focus on restoring function, improving alignment, and helping you move without hesitation.
Patients often describe symptoms such as:
Aching or sharp pain inside the hip or groin
Pain on the outside of the hip or buttock
Stiffness after sitting or lying down
Pain when walking, climbing stairs, or sleeping on one side
Clicking, catching, or grinding sensations
Weakness or instability when standing
Pain that radiates into the thigh, buttock, or lower back
If these symptoms are disrupting your daily routine, early care can prevent long-term joint compensation and reduce future mobility issues.
Hip pain can come from the joint itself, surrounding soft tissues, or referral from the lower back or pelvis.
We categorize the most common causes the same way your patients describe them:
Hip arthritis (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)
Wear-and-tear or inflammation inside the joint can cause stiffness, aching, and deep groin pain.
Hip impingement (FAI)
Irregular bone shape causes pinching during walking, squatting, or rotation.
Labral irritation or tears
Can cause catching, clicking, or deep hip pain with certain movements.
Hip dysplasia or alignment issues
Improper hip positioning puts extra strain on the surrounding muscles and ligaments.
Hip flexor strain or tightness
Common with prolonged sitting or high-intensity activity.
Gluteal or piriformis tightness
Causes deep buttock pain and compensation patterns.
IT band tension
Creates sharp pain on the outside of the hip or knee.
Tendon irritation (tendinitis or tendinopathy)
Often worsens with walking, climbing stairs, or standing up from a seated position.
Sciatica or nerve compression
Pain radiates from the low back into the hip, thigh, or leg.
Lumbar spine misalignment
Can mimic hip pain or amplify muscle tension around the joint.
SI joint dysfunction
Creates pain in the hip, pelvis, and sometimes groin.
Trochanteric bursitis (outer hip pain)
Sharp tenderness or burning pain on the outside of the hip.
Iliopectineal bursitis (front hip pain)
Aching discomfort worsens with hip flexion or walking.
Chiropractic treatment focuses on improving hip, pelvic, and lower-spine alignment, which reduces strain on the joint and surrounding tissues.
Because the hips act as the foundation for the entire body, restoring balance here often improves movement everywhere else.
We help by:
Improves joint spacing, reduces inflammation, and helps the hip move smoothly without unnecessary friction or pressure.
Reduces referred pain from the lumbar spine and prevents compensation patterns that overload the hip.
Addresses tight hip flexors, weak glutes, piriformis tension, and IT band irritation to restore proper movement patterns.
Enhances overall movement quality and corrects walking mechanics that may be contributing to long-term hip pain.
Encourages natural healing and strengthens key stabilizer muscles that protect the hip joint.
Chiropractic care is safe, gentle, and effective for most types of hip discomfort — including long-standing issues that haven’t improved with medication, stretching, or rest.
During your first appointment, we’ll take time to understand:
Where your hip pain is located (front, side, groin, or deep in the joint)
When it began and which movements or positions aggravate it
How your hips, pelvis, lower back, and feet are functioning together
Your daily activities, work habits, and movement patterns that may contribute
We’ll evaluate your posture, joint mobility, muscle balance, and gait, then build a personalized care plan focused on long-term hip stability and comfort.
Our approach is centered around clarity, comfort, and long-term results rather than quick fixes that fade in a few days.
We provide:
Personalized treatment based on your unique hip mechanics
A welcoming, supportive environment where your concerns are heard
Evidence-backed chiropractic techniques that restore mobility naturally
A whole-body approach that addresses the true source of your pain
Gentle care designed for athletes, desk workers, active older adults, and anyone in between
We want you to walk, sleep, and move without hesitation again.
Your hips should help you live your life — not limit it.
We support active adults, athletes, parents, older adults, and anyone in Overland Park dealing with hip discomfort caused by daily habits, posture, stress, work demands, past injuries, or long-term irritation.
If hip pain is limiting your mobility, interrupting your sleep, or making everyday movement harder than it should be, we’re here to help you move comfortably and feel like yourself again.
Hip pain in women can come from joint inflammation, muscle imbalance, bursitis, hormonal changes, or referred pain from the lower back or pelvis. Common causes include arthritis, hip impingement, labral tears, pregnancy-related changes, and tight hip flexors. Pain on the outside of the hip is often due to bursitis or IT band irritation, while groin pain typically points to a joint issue.
The fastest relief usually comes from rest, ice or heat, gentle stretching, and reducing the movements that aggravate the joint. Improving hip alignment, releasing tight hip flexors and glutes, and correcting posture can also provide quick relief. Many people find significant improvement with chiropractic adjustments because they address joint irritation and muscle imbalance at the source.
Hip joint pain is most often caused by arthritis, bursitis, labral tears, impingement, overuse injuries, muscle strains, or joint misalignment. Pain inside the hip or groin usually comes from the joint itself, while pain on the outside of the hip typically relates to irritated soft tissue. Issues in the spine or SI joint can also refer pain into the hip.
Yes. Sciatica can cause sharp, aching, or burning hip pain when the sciatic nerve is irritated or compressed. The discomfort often starts in the lower back or glutes and radiates through the hip and down the leg. Misalignments in the pelvis, tight piriformis muscles, or lumbar disc issues commonly trigger sciatica-related hip pain.
Yes. Chiropractors can help relieve hip pain by improving hip and pelvic alignment, reducing joint irritation, releasing tight muscles, and correcting movement patterns that overload the area. This approach helps restore mobility, decrease inflammation, and prevent recurring pain—especially when hip discomfort is tied to posture, gait changes, or lower back issues.
Hip pain that radiates down the leg is often caused by sciatica, hip impingement, bursitis, or lumbar spine irritation. When nerves in the lower back or pelvis are compressed, the pain can travel through the hip and into the thigh or calf. Muscle tension—especially in the piriformis or hip flexors—can also refer pain down the leg.