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Hip stability is easy to overlook until weakness starts affecting the way you walk, run, climb stairs, or balance on one leg.
You felt it during a sprint, a kick, or a sudden change of direction, and now there is a nagging ache somewhere in the front of your hip or inner thigh that won't fully go away.
Hip pain is one of the most frequently misunderstood complaints in orthopedic medicine, partly.