There is a book by Sean Schneiderjan, I think the title is How to Cure Tight Hips Anywhere. Just go to Amazon, choose books & enter his name & the books by him will come up. It is a Kindle book. HE gives amazingly simple exercises with great real person pictures. I did them to even my hips & decrease pain before my first hip replacement. They do work. I had my second hip done, but I am waiting to be 90 days out before I do these. Another problem I have learned to control is hip pain at night. My PT guy said it was the hip flexor & he showed me an easy stretch to do before going to sleep. I'll describe it as I do it for my left hip. Lay as close to the edge of your bed as you can, hang your leg over the side of the bed, hopefully so it won't touch the floor, just let it relax, pull your belly button towards your back for 10 seconds. Do this 3 times. You may want to sit up before you lift your leg up again, or have someone lift it for you. This also works, but it's not a permanent fix. You might have to do this every night & then every other night. This does work. I was taking pain pills, but after I learned this hip flexor stretch, no more pain at night! TRy it.

Thank you @shbertrand!!! I just purchased the book and am very anxious to begin using it! I really appreciate your recommendation! Hooray!!!!

Hi Vickie, thank you for the question. Here is the response from Dr. Hartigan:

"Rheumatoid arthritis, as you likely know, is when your inflammatory cells attack the cartilage, this leads to arthritis. Dysplasia is shallowness of your hip socket which also loads the cartilage more. This combination of issues leads to a joint at risk for progression to arthritis. With that, I can suggest a few tactics you might want to explore further and discuss with your doctor 1)talk with your rheumatologist to ensure that your rheumatoid is under optimal control. There are some tests/exams to determine if this is the case 2) start working on the dynamic stabilizers of your hip. With 26 muscles crossing the hip joint they impart stability to your hip that can sometimes substitute for the bony shallowness (dyspasia) of your socket 3)Consider trying an injection of cortisone in the hip to attempt to control the inflammation in your joint."

Thank you very much for your suggestions!

Vickie, I can't find this book by name, Schneiderja or title. Where did you purchase it? Thanks...

Hi Janet, I think I found the book that @shbertrand recommended.
"Cure Tight Hips Anywhere: Open Locked Up Hips and Pelvis Anytime, Anywhere" by Sean Schniederjan http://amzn.to/2pJoVNk

Colleen, there it is. Thanks so much