If daily activities like walking, climbing stairs or sitting for extended periods cause your hips to feel stiff or painful, it could be hip arthritis. Because the hip joints support so many movements, ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting more than 32.5 million adults in the United States. Osteoarthritis is ...

Any joint can become arthritic, but the most commonly affected areas of the body are the knees, hands, hips, feet and lower back - getty For many of us, aches and pains, sore joints and stiffness are ...

Toomey, an associate professor at the School of Allied Health at the University of Limerick in Ireland, told Fit&Well: “International guidelines all recommend that exercise is the first line of ...

The hip joint can withstand repeated motion and a fair amount of wear and tear. As the largest ball-and-socket joint in the body, its structure allows for fluid movement. Whenever you use the hip (for ...

Morvan and colleagues used a cohort of 842 patients with hip pain in 1 or both hips to evaluate the relationship among hip dysplasia, hip pain, and osteoarthritis (OA). Patients who had undergone hip ...

Sudden hip pain, shooting pain, a dull ache — all can be symptoms of issues involving your hip. The hip joint contains the ball of the thigh bone and the pelvis socket. It’s held in place with strong, ...

Hip pain, especially after fifty, can signal osteoarthritis. Early signs include groin discomfort worsening with activity and stiffness after rest. Simple tasks becoming difficult, joint noises, and ...

Patients with severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip did better after 6 months when they had fast-tracked arthroplasty versus 12 weeks of supervised resistance training in a randomized trial. Average ...

Physical health is a fundamental aspect of your quality of life. When you can no longer physically do the things you love — like going for a walk, swinging a golf club, carrying your grandkids, ...

Total hip arthroplasty (hip replacement) is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by ...