Hip Pain That Won't Go Away?

You’ve foam rolled your hip. Stretched your hip flexors. Done your clamshells and bridges. So why does your hip still hurt?

At Matterhorn Fit, we often see hip pain that lingers for months - sometimes years - because the real issue is not the hip itself. It’s the way the body is moving, stabilizing, and protecting itself, all controlled by the nervous system.

Here’s why traditional approaches miss the mark - and how the Matterhorn Method helps restore pain-free movement from the inside out.

The Hidden Cause of Chronic Hip Pain

Most hip pain is blamed on:

• Tight hip flexors
  
• Weak glutes
  
• Hip impingement or labral damage
  
  

But what we often find is this:

The core has lost control - and the hip is compensating.

When your deep core (including the pelvic floor, diaphragm, and lower abs) isn’t firing properly, your hips are forced to stabilize every step, stride, and squat.

This leads to:

• Overworked hip flexors
  
• Compressed joints
  
• Muscle guarding
  
• Radiating pain into the glutes, groin, or IT band
  
  

Why Traditional PT Isn’t Enough

Standard hip rehab tends to isolate the area:

• Glute bridges, clamshells, monster walks
  
• Hip mobility and stretching
  
• Manual therapy or dry needling
  
  

While these can provide short-term relief, they often ignore the neurological cause of the compensation.

Your hip isn’t the problem - it’s doing extra work because something else isn’t doing its job.

Without addressing the full system, the dysfunction remains - and so does the pain.

How the Matterhorn Method Fixes the Root Problem

We look at how your entire body - especially your core and nervous system - is contributing to hip tension.

Here’s our approach:

1. Reset the nervous system - To eliminate protective tension and threat responses
   
2. Reactivate the core and pelvic stabilizers - So your hip can return to its natural function
   
3. Rebuild fluid, pain-free movement - By integrating the hip back into the body’s full kinetic chain
   
   

This allows the hip to relax, restore mobility, and move without strain.

Pro Tip: Supine Pelvic Control Drill

This simple reset helps reconnect your brain with your pelvic floor and deep core - critical for reducing hip tension.

How to do it:

1. Lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat on the floor
   
2. Place one hand on your belly, one on your ribs
   
3. Inhale through your nose, expanding your ribs laterally (not your belly)
   
4. As you exhale, gently tilt your pelvis back (flattening your low back against the floor)
   
5. Hold for 3–5 seconds, then relax and repeat for 8–10 reps
   
   

This drill teaches your body to control the pelvis from the inside out - not just with the big outer muscles.

Final Thoughts

If your hip pain hasn’t resolved with stretching or strengthening, you’re not broken - you’re stuck in a faulty pattern your brain thinks is “safe.”

The Matterhorn Method helps restore neurological control, so your body can stop compensating and start healing.

Book your evaluation today and learn how we help clients reclaim pain-free hips - without surgery or endless rehab.

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