4. Stop movements that cause you pain
Depending on the condition that is causing you the discomfort, different movements or activities will make your hip hurt more or less. You can’t know the exact cause of your pain until you go to a doctor, but even before that, you can realize what makes you feel better or worse by just observing how your pain behaves with different activities.
In most cases, bending over, jumping and running are among the types of movements that make your pain worse. Whatever the case is, it is advisable that you reduce or, preferably, stop doing that move entirely until your pain is relieved.
The pain might indicate that you are making your injury worse, or just be an inflammatory response, or even be the result of your bones rubbing each other due to joint wearing. Identify your bad movements and stop doing them until your condition is relieved.