text: any ideas on what to do for terrible hip pain? i'm a 40 year male.  twenty plus years ago i dislocted my hip.  i run and exercise and keep my weight down, but in the last few years my hip has gotten to the point where it's in various degrees of pain almost all the time.  i'd consider having my hip replaced except i know they last maybe 15 years, and probably a lot less for someone active.  i've also read that to replace a replaced hip is very tough and not too succesful.  i have to exercise; i know it's good for me overall, but am i making a mistake just trying to live with the pain.  i run but, oddly, walking causes me a lot more pain (immediate anyway) than jogging.  has anyone else had to deal with this at a "young" age?   am i being wise trying to stall the replacement, and hopes of a better procedure coming along, as long as possible??? before you do surgery, try a chiropractor or massage therapist.  the chiropractor may find that your spine is out of alignment, which is putting strain on the hip.  or a massage therapist may discover that the muscles are in spasm, or have trigger points, which they can help you with.  i have a bad hip from when i was pregnant, and both have helped me.  also, both a chiropractor and a massge therapist can give you stretches to help prevent it from happening again, or at least not as much.  blessed be  gypsy