Question for you guys. Having hip problems

[Luked]

My family for whatever reason is plagued with Hip issues. Myself included.
Each of my siblings have hip problems in one way or the other.
Mine really shows up when walking long distances with some weight like when hunting.

With it being hunting season here now and with it turning colder its really showing up bad. Almost to the point I have cut my walking distance down by driving in further in the truck, Which helps some but it still shows up.

When my hip goes out it throws my whole back off and I can barely walk. Then its a trip to the Chiropractor to get it all back in.
He constantly tells me that swimming will help. Im not a swimming type and its not that easy to do when its cold out.

Do any of you by chance know of something exercise wise that I could do to strengthen my hip area so I can at least get rid of some of the issues.

 

[*zap*]

find an indoor pool and some swim lessons

 

[SuperDUECE22]

Do any of you by chance know of something exercise wise that I could do to strengthen my hip area so I can at least get rid of some of the issues.

SWIMMING will help for sure

He constantly tells me that swimming will help. Im not a swimming type

Evidentially you like bad hips and pain more than you dislike swimming.

 

[Luked]

There isnt an indoor pool around me for a long ways.
Even if I wanted to I couldnt

 

[P Carter]

I'd recommend going to a physical therapist to get some exercises.

It sounds like your hip issues are different, and perhaps worse, than what's pretty typical in an active population. Runners, for example, almost always have weak hips. A common strengthening routine is the myrtle routine, coupled with general weightlifting (squats and deadlifts). Here's the myrtle routine:

But that's designed to correct minor imbalances/overuse injuries at higher running mileage, not issues that seriously interfere with life activities. It sounds like serious professional intervention is warranted for you. If you start scaling back on activities now--and I don't know your age, but I'm assuming you're 40 or older--it's not a good thing.

The recommendation to swim is puzzling to me. Swimming would be a good way to exercise without bothering the hip, so that's a good thing, but I don't see how it would affirmatively help the hip. Maybe the hip issue isn't solvable, so exercising without bothering it is your only option. That sounds pretty close to giving up, though. I'd suggest finding a PT that will work really hard to get you some exercises that might help.

There may even be an online option if you're having trouble finding someone in person, maybe something like this: https://www.wildernessphysicaltherapy.com/

And, this is never a popular opinion, but getting to an optimal weight will always help with hip/knee/ankle issues. I'm saying this without knowing your age, weight, exercise background, etc.

In any case, I'd say: don't give up; find someone that'll help; expect there to be excruciating exercises that must consistently be completed for a year to really improve; and put in some time now to keep that activity level up.

 

[Coach Chris]

When you say "hip goes out" what, as specifically as possible, is happening?
What does the chiropractor do for it?