Though frustrating and difficult, hip pain is often preventable—and even when it isn't, it's nearly always treatable.

The pain sometimes spreads down your outer thigh too ... can often get misdiagnosed as other hip issues – osteoarthritis, hip bursitis, or piriformis syndrome, to name a few.

When the outer layer tears (herniates), the inner material leaks out. This causes pain, weakness ... by an overly tight piriformis muscle in the back of the hip. Because the piriformis muscle ...

Bend the leg of the side you wish to stretch and step it over to the outside ... assess your hip and back,” Mills says. “Because tension in the piriformis can lead to sciatic pain, it ...

Ranging from a dull ache to a sharp, stabbing sensation, hip pain can be felt all over: Along the outer hip, in the groin area, in the butt or thighs or even a painful sensation radiating down ...