Get the relief you need with safe, effective chiropractic care for hip pain.

Hip pain can affect everything from how you walk and sleep to how easily you get out of a car or chair. Whether your discomfort came on suddenly after an injury or has been slowly building over time, addressing the root cause, not just the symptoms, is the key to lasting relief.

At Skare Spine & Performance, our approach blends evidence-based chiropractic care, soft-tissue treatments, functional rehabilitation, and lifestyle guidance to restore mobility, reduce pain, and help you move the way your body was designed to.

Every treatment plan is tailored, responsible, and intentional; never rushed or cookie-cutter. If you’re dealing with hip stiffness, pinching, radiating pain, or an ache that never quite goes away, Dr. Skare is here to help you find long-term solutions. Let’s get you booked.

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Hip Pain Explained

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Why Do I Have Hip Pain?

Hip pain can stem from a wide range of lifestyle patterns, repetitive motions, injuries, or age-related changes. Because the hips are central to movement, they absorb stress from everything you do, making them vulnerable to irritation and dysfunction.

Common causes of hip pain include:

Everyday Habits & Lifestyle Factors

  • Prolonged sitting
  • Poor posture
  • Weak glute or core muscles
  • Tight hip flexors from excessive desk work or driving
  • Overuse from running, weightlifting, or repetitive sports
  • Standing unevenly or favoring one side while carrying bags or kids
  • Improper form during workouts

These small, repeated habits can slowly overload the hip joints and surrounding muscles, compromising the hip’s integrity. .

Events & Activities

  • Sudden increases in training volume
  • Slips, falls, or missteps
  • Long travel days
  • Workplace tasks involving lifting or twisting
  • High-intensity athletic events
  • A trauma such as a car accident or sports accident, or running injury
  • Mental stress that manifests in the hips

Even minor events can trigger inflammation, joint restrictions, or muscular compensation that leads to lasting pain.

Injuries

  • Hip flexor or groin strains
  • IT band irritation
  • Labral tears
  • Bursitis
  • Gluteal tendinopathies
  • Low-back injuries that refer pain to the hips

Injuries often disrupt normal biomechanics, causing the hips to work harder or move inefficiently.

Underlying Conditions

With a deep understanding of the body’s interconnectivity, chiropractors are uniquely positioned to identify whether your hip pain originates locally in the hip joint or is actually referred from the low back, pelvis, or surrounding soft tissues.

Once the reason for discomfort is found, a meticulous healing strategy can be put in place.

Chiropractic Services to Help Relieve Hip Pain & the Underlying Conditions Causing It

At our Rochester hip pain chiropractic clinic, we use a comprehensive and evidence-guided approach to address both your symptoms and the mechanical imbalances contributing to them.

Individualized treatments are selected based on your exam findings, functional goals, and lifestyle.

Common chiropractic solutions we utilize to treat hip pain and the problem causing it include:

Flexion-Distraction Technique

A gentle, decompressive approach often used when hip pain is influenced by lumbar or SI-joint dysfunction.

This technique helps:

  • Relieve pressure on nerves
  • Improve spinal mobility
  • Reduce joint irritation
  • Promote better hip and pelvic mechanics

Flexion-distraction is ideal for patients who need a low-force, comfortable treatment option.

Chiropractic Spinal Adjustments

Chiropractic adjustments restore proper alignment and motion to the spine and pelvis, critical structures that significantly influence hip movement.

Benefits include:

  • Reduced irritation and inflammation
  • Improved joint function
  • Decreased compensatory movement patterns
  • More efficient hip mechanics

When the pelvis and lumbar spine move correctly, the hips can finally start to function as they should.

Myofascial & Soft-Tissue Therapies

Tight or dysfunctional soft tissues are a major contributor to hip pain.

Through focused manual therapy, we address:

  • Trigger points
  • Muscle adhesions
  • Fascial restrictions
  • Tendon irritation

Myofascial or soft-tissue therapies improve flexibility, reduces pain, and restores normal muscle activation patterns.

Dry Needling

Dry needling targets deep trigger points and neuromuscular dysfunction that may not respond fully to manual therapy alone.

Dry needling can help:

  • Reduce chronic muscle tension
  • Decrease hip and glute pain
  • Improve mobility
  • Promote faster healing

This technique is especially effective in athletes and active adults.

Shockwave Therapy

Shockwave therapy is a noninvasive treatment that delivers high-energy acoustic waves to injured or irritated tissues. It stimulates circulation, breaks up adhesions, and accelerates your body’s natural healing response, making it an excellent option for stubborn or chronic hip issues.

This therapy can help:

  • Reduce pain and stiffness
  • Improve mobility and flexibility
  • Support recovery for conditions such as tendinopathies, bursitis, gluteal trigger points, and lingering soft-tissue irritation in and around the hips

For patients who haven’t found relief through traditional methods alone, shockwave therapy can be a powerful addition to their care plan.

Functional Rehabilitation

Functional rehabilitation offers the body strength and stability which are essential for long-term hip health.

Your rehab plan may include:

  • Glute activation exercises
  • Hip mobility drills
  • Core stability work
  • Neuromuscular retraining
  • Corrective movements specific to your sport or job

Functional rehab ensures that your progress lasts well beyond your appointments.

NormaTec Recovery

NormaTec therapy supports circulation, reduces inflammation, and speeds recovery, especially for athletes or individuals with heavy training loads. It can be a helpful adjunct to reduce soreness and promote faster tissue healing.

Sports Chiropractic Care & Rehabilitation

For athletes, hip pain often results from movement imbalances, strength deficits, or overuse.

Our sports-focused care gives you:

  • Performance-driven assessments
  • Sport-specific rehab exercises
  • Injury-prevention strategies
  • Return-to-play guidance

Our sports chiropractic care and rehabilitation help keep you moving while promoting safe, efficient recovery.

Ergonomic & Lifestyle Counseling

Lasting hip pain relief requires addressing what you do outside the clinic.

We help you improve:

  • Workspace setup
  • Daily movement patterns
  • Sleep positions
  • Exercise form
  • Training load
  • Stress and anxiety control

Small changes in your daily habits can dramatically reduce irritation and support long-term improvement.

Getting a chiropractic treatment plan for hip pain at our Rochester family chiropractic clinic is your first step in finding the relief you need so you can live the life you want.

Don’t wait another day. Not when safe, proven, and natural help is just one click away.

Treat Your Hip Pain with Responsible & Proven Chiropractic Solutions

You don’t need quick fixes, guesswork, or one-size-fits-all treatments. At Skare Spine & Performance, we combine chiropractic expertise with the latest rehabilitative techniques to provide safe, personalized care that respects your body and goals.

We focus on:

  • Clear diagnosis
  • Targeted, evidence-based treatment
  • Education so you understand your condition and have the tools to protect yourself better
  • Realistic, actionable steps for recovery

Whether your hip pain is new, chronic, or related to athletic performance, you’ll receive a plan that makes sense and offers lasting results, not temporary relief.

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Let’s Get Your Hip Pain Under Control

Your hips are central to how you move through the world, so when they hurt, everything feels harder. You deserve solutions that are thoughtful, personalized, and backed by proven methods. If hip pain is limiting how you work, train, or enjoy daily activities, the team at Skare Spine & Performance is ready to help.

Schedule an appointment today and let’s help you find your confidence through pain-free, stable, and strong movement.

What our patients say

“I came to Dr. Skare as a college baseball player dealing with lingering hip issues from the season. From the start, he took the time to carefully diagnose the problem and didn’t rush the process like some other chiropractors I’ve been to in the past. He gave me specific stretches and exercises to do at home, which really helped speed up my recovery. One thing that stood out was the dry needling treatment – something I hadn’t tried before, but found to be very effective.

What sets Dr. Skare apart is that he truly cares about his patients. He’s not just trying to get you in and out the door. He listens, explains things clearly, and makes sure you’re getting the care you need. He’s also been super flexible with my busy and often late work schedule, always finding time to get me in quickly.

I’ve seen a lot of chiropractors over the years, and without a doubt, Dr. Skare is the best. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for real, personalized care.”

-Nolan Klocke, Hayfield, MN

“I scheduled my first appointment with Dr. Skare to treat hip and back issues that resulted from wearing a boot for four months after breaking a bone in my foot. Not only has his treatments helped my back and hip, but (unexpectantly) also my knee, as he diagnosed the cause of my chronic knee pain that I have had for a long time. He gave me exercises to do at home. He is very thorough and caring. I like Dr. Skare’s holistic approach to treating his patients, not only with chiropractic but soft-tissue release, acupuncture and functional rehab techniques.”

-C. Corey, Rochester, MN

“Wouldn’t have been able to run a half marathon, because of a hip injury, without Nate. Couldn’t even run a mile without stopping in July, he created a plan which included exercises, adjustments and dry needling, three months later I finished a half marathon.

So glad I decided to stop living with the nagging hip pain.”

-Rose Z., Rochester, MN