To the practioners of the most noble stroke...Hip pain?

I'm a breaststroker...for anyone who confused "noble stroke" with some other lesser stroke....;) Usually the one part of my body that hurts is my shoulders and occasionaly knees, but my hip has been killing me lately. I have double jointed hips and they occasionally slip out of place, but I can usually pop them back in easily and it only takes about day. My hip has been hurting for about a week now and it's different pain then slipped out of place. Any ideas what could be causing it or how to fix it? Merci Beaucoup! Seagurl, I read several good responses and would like to add my two cents worth... There is actually a hip problem referred to as "hip impingement" and it is exacerbated by flexion with internal rotation of the hip (this is what the hips do during the breaststroke kick). It leads to deterioration of the hip joint and can sometimes be corrected through exercise - in extreme cases, surgery may be the answer. Abdominal strengthening (core strengthening, as someone already mentioned) and gluteus max strengthening as well as stretching of your hip flexors would help. Just some food for thought....

I'm a breaststroker...for anyone who confused "noble stroke" with some other lesser stroke....;) Usually the one part of my body that hurts is my shoulders and occasionaly knees, but my hip has been killing me lately. I have double jointed hips and they occasionally slip out of place, but I can usually pop them back in easily and it only takes about day. My hip has been hurting for about a week now and it's different pain then slipped out of place. Any ideas what could be causing it or how to fix it? Merci Beaucoup! Seagurl, I read several good responses and would like to add my two cents worth... There is actually a hip problem referred to as "hip impingement" and it is exacerbated by flexion with internal rotation of the hip (this is what the hips do during the breaststroke kick). It leads to deterioration of the hip joint and can sometimes be corrected through exercise - in extreme cases, surgery may be the answer. Abdominal strengthening (core strengthening, as someone already mentioned) and gluteus max strengthening as well as stretching of your hip flexors would help. Just some food for thought....