Can Squats Help Heal Painful Hip Arthritis?

Squat exercises use all the hip muscles... so they should be great for helping heal hip arthritis right?

It depends on several factors like:
- How irritated your hip osteoarthritis is at this time
- What muscles you are using to squat
- What your squat technique is like
- How often you're doing squats

There is a right and wrong time to do squats if you have hip arthritis! Squatting can be very helpful, but also very harmful.

In this video, Dr. David answers the question, "Are squats good to help heal painful hip arthritis?"

00:00 - Are squats good to help heal painful hip arthritis?
01:12 - When are they good?
02:43 - Take home points

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[stephanszwajcar]

You say that the glutes should work during the whole movement... But while going down on the squat, my glutes are relaxed, when I tighten them, I can't go down! Please explain

[alanhutchinson]

I would like to thank you so much I’ve suffered with my knee for around a year now I’m a runner I watched ur video on glute strenghting and gave it a try I’ve been doing them for around 3 months daily and my knee pain has almost gone know if ur suffering try these videos worked for me thanks

[bearaballew]

Thank you. I find when my hip is irritated I pass all pt activity until the flare can quiet itself. Then I continue with the recommended techniques on this channel. Slow progress but moving forward. ✌🏻

[fararakotoniaina]

thank you, so what is the best alternative?

[rosarioreside]

I have hip problem just right side and it’s killing me so crutches help a lot not the cane ! Thanks for this topic !

[gaillewis]

Do you have any tips for coping with a desk job with hip arthritis? Am currently using my seat high and perching on the edge, but it breaks all the h&s guidance.

[cinders]

Oh thanks a lot I feel I should be able to squats ! Now I don't feel too guilty 😊

[kaymiller]

I have arthritis in the hips and knees on the same side, I feel pain in my glutes when squatting and have noticed improved walking and standing. If I want a deeper squat with wider legs I hold on to the bannister. Sometimes I use a kettlebell for half of the 100 squats. My aim is 100 squats a day but usually do 4-5 days a week of 100 squats a day. I find that rest is also important.

[AssmaaHussien-kdqs]

Thank you dr. Please could the glute muscles exercises that you recommended for knee OA make sciatica and coccyx pain worse?

[lynn]

Will squats also help for hip bursitis?