Hip Pain Treatment in Glendale, AZ

Hip pain can come from the hip joint itself, from the muscles and tendons around it, or from your low back. Where you feel it gives clues, but it doesn’t tell the whole story on its own. At Muscle Chiropractic in Glendale, AZ, Dr. Tim Ballitch examines your hip, your back and how you move before recommending care, and tells you when another provider is the better next step.

Have hip pain? Choose your visit:

• New patients who have never been seen at Muscle Chiropractic (ages 12+): Book a New Patient Visit — scheduled for about 30 minutes, including your history and exam. $154.13 (credit card price). See what to expect and bring.
• Existing patients, including for a new problem: Book an Existing Patient Visit — $67 (credit card price).

There’s no separate hip appointment. Book the visit that fits you and mention your hip. Soft tissue work and corrective exercise are included when appropriate, with no extra fee.

Prices shown are credit card prices. A cash discount is available when paying at the time of service.

Questions first? Call or text 480-740-9619.

Where it hurts, and what Dr. Tim checks

The location of your pain helps Dr. Tim decide what to examine first. It doesn’t diagnose the problem by itself, because pain from one area can be felt in another.

• Front of the hip or groin. Often related to the hip joint itself, such as hip arthritis or hip impingement, or to a strained hip flexor or groin muscle. Pain may show up putting on shoes, getting out of a car or after sitting.
• Outside of the hip. Pain over the bony point on the side of the hip often involves the gluteal tendons (see our tendonitis and tendon pain overview), sometimes called greater trochanteric pain syndrome or “hip bursitis.” It’s commonly worse lying on that side, climbing stairs or standing on one leg.
• Back of the hip or buttock. This area often reflects the low back, the sacroiliac (SI) joint or the deep buttock muscles. If pain, numbness or tingling travels down the leg, see sciatica care.

What happens at your visit

1. History: how the pain started, where you feel it, what makes it better or worse, and your work, training and health history.
2. Examination: hip and low-back movement, strength of the hip muscles, how you walk, squat or balance on one leg, and checks of reflexes and sensation when symptoms travel down the leg.
3. Explanation: what Dr. Tim found and what he recommends, before any treatment.
4. Care, if it fits: one or more of the options below. Not every patient needs every option.

Care options Dr. Tim may use

• Hip and extremity adjustments, by hand or with the ProAdjuster instrument, when your hip or low back is stiff.
• Manual muscle release and IASTM (scraping) or cupping for tight or tender muscles around the hip.
• Corrective exercise to build hip strength and control, the part of care with the strongest research support for many hip problems.
• For longer-lasting movement or balance problems, a Mechanical Motion Therapy or Balance Therapy program may be discussed. These are separate paid programs that start with a free assessment.

When to get medical care first

• You can’t put weight on the leg after a fall or injury, or the leg looks shortened or turned outward. This needs emergency care, especially in older adults.
• The hip is hot, red or swollen, or you have a fever or feel unwell.
• Severe pain that came on suddenly without an injury, or pain at night that doesn’t change with position.
• A history of cancer, unexplained weight loss, or long-term steroid use.
• A teenager with a new limp or with hip, thigh or knee pain. Have a physician check this promptly.

If your history or exam points to a problem that needs imaging, injections, surgery or a medical workup, Dr. Tim will tell you and refer you.

What the research shows

• For pain on the outside of the hip, a 2024 systematic review found exercise slightly reduced pain and improved function compared with control groups, and did better than a steroid injection for overall long-term improvement. The certainty of that evidence was low to moderate (Kjeldsen et al., Physiotherapy, 2024).
• For hip osteoarthritis, the American College of Rheumatology strongly recommends exercise (Kolasinski et al., Arthritis & Rheumatology, 2020).

Research on hip adjustments themselves is more limited, which is why Dr. Tim uses them as one part of a plan built around exercise. Results vary, and no treatment can guarantee a specific outcome.

Common questions

Is my hip pain coming from my back?

Sometimes. Low-back problems can cause pain in the buttock and hip. That’s why Dr. Tim examines your back as well as your hip before deciding on care.

Do I need an X-ray or MRI first?

Usually not. Dr. Tim will recommend imaging or a referral if your history or exam suggests you need it.

Can you help if I have hip arthritis?

Many people with hip arthritis are helped by exercise and staying active. Dr. Tim can check how your hip moves and suggest exercises and other care that fit your goals. Advanced arthritis may need an orthopedic opinion, and he’ll tell you if that’s the case.

Which appointment should I book?

If you’re new, book a New Patient Visit. If you’ve been seen here before, book an Existing Patient Visit, even for a new hip problem.

Visit us in Glendale

Our only office is at 7155 W. Campo Bello Dr., Building B, Suite B-115, Glendale, AZ 85308, less than a mile from Arrowhead Towne Center. Muscle Chiropractic is cash-based and doesn’t bill health insurance; HSA and FSA cards are accepted, and receipts with procedure codes are available. Hours and directions · Call or text 480-740-9619.

Related care

Extremity adjustments · Back pain · Sciatica · Custom orthotics · Knee pain · Sports chiropractic · Balance Therapy · Golf injuries · Kinesiology taping