Do you have sore hips? I asked a pain specialist why this happens and how to improve it

Woman stretching in domestic setting.

Hip soreness is a terribly common issue—it’s something that I certainly suffer with—so I’m always trying to get to the bottom of where this soreness originates from and what you can do about it.

According to Dr Shady Hassan, MD, an interventional pain and sports medicine physician and the founder of NefraHealth, immobility is the root cause of this discomfort.