The Springfield Wellness Center

𝐀 𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🤸‍♀️

Dr. Pat is performing two hip chiropractic adjustments on Dana today.

One for the sacroiliac joint (SI Joint) where the sacrum meets this pelvis, critical for weight bearing and movement.

The other for the hip joint itself, where the femur meets the pelvis.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐮𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧.

👀 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌! 👀

𝑶𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒙 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎. 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒘𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. 🕵🏼‍♂️

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

𝟏. 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬
From overuse and general wear and tear, degenerative arthritis causes the joint spaces to shrink affecting mobility and triggering pain. 𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙙, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩. 💪

𝟐. 𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬
This condition is systemic to the whole body and decreases function and quality of life.

𝟑. 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬
Bursa are the fluid filled sacs that provide cushioning and support for hip. When those sacs become inflamed they can cause a great deal of pain. 𝙒𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛. 🤸‍♀️

𝟒. 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧
There are a lot of muscles that make the hip work - hip flexors, piriformis, gluteals…𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣. 💆‍♂️

𝟓. 𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞
The IT band is the longest tendon in the body, stretching from the hip to the outside of the knee. A tight IT band can cause hip pain, thigh pain, even knee pain. Hip stretches and massage will help loosen the tendon and improve mobility of the hip joint.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒕. 𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑. 👍