Loosen the Tension. Restore Your Stride.
When hip pain interferes with your ability to walk, sit, or sleep comfortably, it affects more than your movement—it affects your mood, your independence, and your sense of ease in daily life. For many, it creeps in gradually, becoming the new normal—until it’s not.
At Align Renew Thrive, we understand that hip pain is rarely just about the hip. It’s often the result of compensation patterns across the body—patterns that can be retrained with the right somatic approach.
What Is Hip Pain—Somatically Speaking?
Beyond the joint: a full-body pattern in disguise
From a somatic perspective, hip pain is often a downstream effect of misalignment, muscular guarding, or loss of mobility elsewhere—especially in the feet, pelvis, or spine. Over time, these compensations create chronic strain in the hip joint, leading to inflammation, stiffness, and pain with movement or rest.
This is especially true when posture, movement, and nervous system regulation are out of sync. The hip—designed to be stable and fluid—can become locked, overloaded, or underused.
That’s why treating the hip alone often isn’t enough. At Align Renew Thrive, we help your body restore its original flow—so your hips can move like they were designed to.
Why Dr. Melanie Carlone?
Restoring hip function through postural intelligence
Dr. Melanie Carlone is trusted by patients who want lasting relief—not temporary fixes. With over 30 years of clinical experience, she specializes in helping clients resolve pain at its root through alignment therapy, breath-led movement, and hands-on somatic care.
Whether your hip pain is due to arthritis, injury, overuse, or stress-patterns, Dr. Carlone builds a personalized plan that reconnects your whole-body system—so movement becomes possible again.
💬 “Not only did my hip pain resolve, but a decades-old neck and shoulder issue improved too. I walk without pain now. Feels like a miracle.”
—Ann, Eugene, OR
✔ Somatic retraining of postural tension
✔ Gait and weight-bearing corrections
✔ Alignment work that relieves strain—not just masks it
🦴 You don’t have to live with the ache. Schedule your session today.
What Your Treatment Might Include:
- Functional posture and gait assessment
- Neuromuscular re-education of the hips and pelvis
- Breathwork for pelvic floor and core stability
- Manual release of fascia and joint tension
- Orthotics (if foot structure is contributing to hip imbalance)
- At-home movement sequences to support healing.
🌿 Your hips carry you. Let’s help them move you with freedom again. Book now.