Hip Osteoarthritis
Move with less pain, better mobility, and greater confidence.
San Tan Physical Therapy provides one-on-one, personalized care to help you manage hip arthritis and return to the daily activities that matter to you.
Understanding Hip Osteoarthritis
Hip osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage covering the ball of the hip joint (the head of the femur) and the socket (the acetabulum) wears out. Symptoms are often worse when bearing weight through the affected leg, and hip motion may become limited—especially internal rotation and hip flexion.
Hip arthritis can make walking, climbing stairs, standing from a chair, and other everyday movements more difficult. At San Tan Physical Therapy, we focus on treating the underlying movement limitations—not simply masking pain.
Physical therapy may help you:
- Reduce hip pain and stiffness
- Recover lost hip range of motion
- Build strength and improve joint support
- Improve walking, stair climbing, and sit-to-stand ability
- Improve balance, safety, and confidence with daily activities
- Learn independent strategies for long-term symptom management
Your Personalized Hip Arthritis Care Plan
Your therapist begins with a thorough biomechanical evaluation, listens to your goals, and builds a plan around your specific needs.
Thorough Evaluation & Education
We assess your hip movement, strength, walking, functional skills, and balance, then provide practical education to support your recovery and self-care.
Hands-On Mobility Care
Gentle hands-on techniques can help relax tight muscles. Joint mobilization and targeted stretching may decrease stiffness and provide meaningful pain relief.
Strength, Balance & Function
Your program may include hip range-of-motion and strengthening work, walking retraining, stair climbing, sit-to-stand practice, and balance exercises.
What May Be Included in Treatment
Every plan is individualized. Depending on your evaluation and goals, your physical therapist may use a combination of:
Movement & Exercise
- Hip active and passive range-of-motion work
- Hip resistive and isometric exercise
- Core strengthening
- Stretching and flexibility exercise
- Proprioception and balance training
Comfort & Daily Function
- Hip joint mobilization and soft-tissue mobilization
- Gait or walking training
- Heat, cold therapy, and electrotherapeutic modalities as appropriate
- Strategies for standing, stairs, and prolonged activity
- Independent symptom self-care education
Care Designed Around You
Everyone is different. Some people may need only one or two visits, while others benefit from an extended plan over several weeks or months. Our goals include improving your function, strength, range of motion, balance, ability to bear weight, safety, and tolerance for prolonged activities.
San Tan Physical Therapy has served the Queen Creek and San Tan areas since 2006. We provide thorough, one-on-one evaluations and personalized care so you can work toward moving more comfortably and enjoying life again.
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