@kburt911 You may want to look at this discussion about Myofascial Release. This isn't traditional physical therapy, but instead a hands on technique to stretch overly tight tissue that is restricting movement. It shouldn't hurt, and is gentle like massage. It sounds like your hips and range of leg movement are very tight and I'm guessing that may be limiting your stride. MFR can be like baby steps to get the tight muscles released. You'll need to look for a specialty trained therapist for this and can search at http://mfrtherapists.com/.

Neuropathy - "Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain"
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/myofascial-release-therapy-mfr-for-treating-compression-and-pain/
In this discussion, you'll find a video showing treatment of a patient with a tight pelvis done by John Barnes who created this kind of therapy and he explains what he is doing.