Hip pain while driving? Try this!

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Does your hip feel off after driving? Maybe it feels stiff or tight. Have you experimented with gadgets to improve your sitting position while driving? Or maybe you took it upon yourself to find creative positions to improve your hip pain while driving. But to no avail!

The hip still hurts after driving and you are looking for answers. Well, fellow driving hipster, you’ve landed on the right article.

Right Hip Pain while Driving

If you are feeling more discomfort in the right hip while driving, it’s important to see what position your femurs are in. In these types of pain patterns, the right hip is usually much more rotated or much less rotated than the left hip.

Example A - right hip more externally rotated
Example B - left hip more externally rotated
Example C - balanced hips

The first step in resolving this issue is becoming more mindful of your hips while driving. When you first get in the car, see if you can sit in a more balanced position. This might feel strange at first but eventually your body will gladly adopt the more balanced position.

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How to fix Hip pain while driving

Another common cause for hip pain while driving is having the femurs out to the sides too much. In science-y speak, the femurs are too abducted and externally rotated.

Example D - overly abducted hips driving
Example E - More neutral femurs

Ideally, we’d like the hips to be closer to the midline of the body. We want the hips more internally rotated and adducted.