How to fix hip pain when squatting: Meet Wendy, a 59 year old powerlifter who came to me with a left hip problem that led her to feel like she was shifting in her squat and favoring her right side. Laying on her back and letting her leg fall open then caused the most pain. She had equal internal rotation on each side, but check out her FABER test, a big restriction in left hip opening. So I had her perform a banded joint mobilization in the pigeon pose, dropping her hips until she felt a good gl