I was squatting about a month ago and did something to my hip joint where the the femur moves in the hip. I was squatting with a wide stance and on the way up I kind of over stressed the area and my right leg bowed out a bit further than normal. The week after it happened the pain was still there when doing squats, so I cut squatting out of my leg workout and did more on the leg press (there is no pain at all on the leg press). Just last week the pain wasn't as bad doing squats and could lift almost as much as I could without this injury but after the workout the pain started to show itself again. The pain seems evident when I squat or when I try to drive my leg inwards toward the other one, It's hard to explain but I especially feel it when I get into bed and have to rotate my leg inwards when its extended.
Any advice on what I have done and how to expedite the rehabilitation process would be much appreciated. At the moment I'm thinking of skipping squats and utilizing the leg press for the next few weeks, is this wise? Thank you.
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