These hip stretches and exercises in bed are a great way to help relieve hip pain in the morning before getting up, and/or when going to bed at night. And they don’t necessarily need to be done in bed, they can also be done on the couch or floor.
Often with hip pain, we wake up stiff and sore. We can also have hip pain at the end of a long day. These simple hip stretches may help no matter when hip pain strikes.
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