The hip
The hip is a joint that is located in the groin. Patients often think they have hip issues when they are suffering in the lumbar region, which usually indicates a problem with the back.
Hip complaints are usually attributed to older people, however, more and more younger people are encountering hip problems. Many cases actually involve osteoarthritis or the early stages of osteoarthritis of the hip.
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Hip conditions
Pain is generally the most common complaint, and is often felt in the groin area. But pain in the thigh, the buttocks or even the knee is typical with hip problems.
The pain is typically felt when starting to move (start-up pain). Typically, this start-up pain then eases, before getting worse as the load increases.
Occasionally, pain is also felt during the night; we call this inflammatory pain.
Besides pain, patients also report a stiffening of the joint. This usually manifests itself in the development of problems with putting on shoes or socks. Sometimes instability develops in the hip, with patients suddenly experiencing acute severe pain on loading, causing them to (almost) fall over.
Dr B. Van Innis can help you with...
- Hip resurfacing
- Total hip replacement
- Osteoarthritis
- Arthritis (rheumatism)
- Avascular necrosis
- Fractures and trauma
- Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
- Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome
- Transient synovitis: hip pain in children with no obvious cause
- Bursitis trochanterica: inflammation of the bursa between the femur and the tendon
- Snapping hip: audible and palpable clicking in the hip area
- Adductor tendinitis: inflammation of the adductor attachments