My boyfriend is in a lot of hip pain. What can he do, until he goes to the doctor? :confused:

Treatment of the pain must be directed at the specific cause of the problem. Some common and basic treatments are Rest. Ice, Stretching, Anti-Inflammatory pills like Motrin.

BUT I would not start any of those until I knew what my doctor said to do. If you start something and it turns out to be the wrong thing - you have gone backwards, not forwards.

Read the following article by Dr. Jonathan Cluett:
Hip Pain - Injuries and Conditions Causing Hip Pain (http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/hipsurgery/a/hippain.htm)