{"id":1628,"date":"2008-10-20T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2008-10-16T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2008-10-16T19:35:09","slug":"strengthen-the-hip-with-these-six-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/strengthen-the-hip-with-these-six-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthen the Hip with These Six Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/hip-pain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2017\" title=\"hip-pain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/hip-pain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Hip pain is a common injury and somewhat confusing because there are so many causes. The hip joint is a synovial joint, which means that it is one of the most movable joints in the body, and its main function is to support the weight of the body in both static (standing) and dynamic (walking) postures. The hip has seven main movements, making it so\u00a0susceptible to injury. These movements consist of extension and flexion\u00a0on or from\u00a0spine or thigh, abduction and adduction of the femur, internal and external rotation of the pelvis, thigh, or spine, and lastly circumduction (circular movement)\u00a0of the femur or pelvis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hip injuries again have several causes, such as:<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthritis which is an overuse\/wear and tear injury and can be treat by medication, physical therapy, or\u00a0surgery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Strains of the muscles around the hip (groin\u00a0or hamstrings)\u00a0are usually treated by rest, combination of heat and ice, stretching, and other rehab techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hip or stress fractures which are common among the elderly (fall on hip)\u00a0and those that participate in high contact sports. This injury is treated\u00a0through rest, combination of heat\u00a0and ice, stretching, and other rehab techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hip pain has several signs and if you attain any of the following, please contact your physician:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inability to walk comfortably<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Hip pain that occurs at night while resting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain that persists longer than a few days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Inability to bend at the hip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Swelling or signs of infection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are a few exercises to strengthen the hip region to help <a title=\"injury prevention\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/injury-prevention\/\" target=\"_self\">prevent injury<\/a>. I recommend doing two or three sets of twenty reps, but know your limits:<br \/>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.physicalfitnet.com\/video_syndication\/embed\/js.aspx?chid=207&amp;pid=7CD58ACC584612579209C593BF6B6F47\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hip pain is a common injury and somewhat confusing because there are so many causes. The hip joint is a synovial joint, which means that it is one of the most movable joints in the body, and its main function &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/strengthen-the-hip-with-these-six-exercises\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[185,1940,54,832],"class_list":["post-1628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-arthritis","tag-hips","tag-injury-prevention","tag-muscles"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1628"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2016,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions\/2016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}