Engaging my abs helped me
[QUOTE=keepgoingNOW;827954481]it may be what the others have said... but i had a similar issue also. it only bothered me on squats, it felt like the pain was right in the hip socket, just a tearing-searing pain. i went to a few doctors and they sent me to a specialist (cant remember what his professional name was). for me it was where a part of my abdoman was not working as good as it should of and the Siox (i think thats how its spelled, imagine the hipflexor but on the back of your hips) were overcompensating. because they were overworking trying to stabilize my body and continue to do my workload on squats they were overstressed and calling upon the hip flexor to help.
what he had me do to fix this was to lie own upon the ground, on my back with my knees bent at ninety degrees. then i would proceed to tighten my core (imagine sucking in your gut but without raising your ribcage). there was a rolled up towell underneath the curve of my back, while keeping the core tight i would press my back as flat against the towell (try only to use your core muscles, youl want to keep your hamstring loose) and hold it down for five seconds. that would be one rep and i would need to do 10 reps twice a day.
i did this for two months and my hip problem was gone and could squat more than before.
sorry if its hard to understand, writing is not my strongsuit but feel free to pm me for a better explaination[/QUOTE]
Well this is simply for posterity, but I've noticed that engaging my abs (suck in air, squeeze abs) as I squat alleviates the described pain from my hip.