Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly thanks for using HealthcareMagic site , I had gone through your question and understand your concerns .. I hope you feel better soon . hip arthritis sometimes are very painful that may interfere with your normal daily activities . Actually the hip joint is the largest ball and socket synovial joint as it helps maintaining body movements in most of your daily movement , it is a weight bearing joint so your pain is very sensitive to any increase in body weight or exertion of muscles and tendons of your thigh . I recommend Painkillers like tylenol 400 mg tabs when needed , steroid tabs or injections , muscle relaxants and vitamin B12 supplements will be fine in most of cases . You may need to add zantac or malox sachets to your remedy to withstand your high dose of analgesics and anti-inflammatory tabs as they will usually affect your stomach and use painkillers only when needed , hot gentle massages with topical anti-inflammatory gels are very helpful and may decrease your need to your medication . Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health, Any further clarifications feel free to ask.