Moxibustion has the function of moving qi and blood, warming the menstruation and relieving pain, and is effective in treating many kinds of pain. You can warm up the acupuncture points such as Huanjiao, Zhengmen and Lumbar Yangguan for hip pain, but the moxibustion method for hip pain is only applicable to pain caused by trauma and rheumatism, and cannot be used for hip pain caused by tuberculosis, tumour and herpes zoster.