Hip pain has many causes: muscular ones such as strains and tendon problems, and joint ones such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, bursitis, infection or a fracture. Massage therapy works with the soft tissue around the hip - the glutes, hip flexors, outer hip and thighs - and doesn't treat arthritis or repair a joint. At W11 Therapy in South Granville, CCHPBC-licensed RMTs assess first and suggest gentle hip stretches to try at home.
Call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency department for severe pain after a fall or injury, if you can't walk or put weight on the leg, or if you have tingling or numbness after an injury. Get urgent medical help for a swollen, hot hip, skin colour changes around the hip, or hip pain with a fever.
Hip-focused sessions are standard massage therapy sessions with CCHPBC-licensed RMTs. We direct bill Sun Life, Manulife, Pacific Blue Cross, Green Shield, Canada Life and ICBC when your plan allows it. Related: massage for sciatica, massage for back pain.
W11 Therapy is a registered massage therapy clinic at 1520 W 11th Ave, Vancouver BC V6J 2B5. Licensed providers and direct billing options. Open 7 days, 8am-8pm. Call (778) 995-3745.