Hip Pain is a common complaint, particularly for elderly people, and can be caused by a wide variety of issues.
Problems with the Hip Joint itself can cause pain on the inside of your hip or groin region, while general hip pain on the outside of your hip, upper thigh or surrounding areas is often due to problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissues that surround the hip joint.
There are a number of causes for hip pain, which could include Arthritis, Pinched nerves, Injuries, or more severe issues such as Cancer. Osteoarthritis (degeneration of the joint cartilage surfaces) is also common.
However ensuring you see a specialist such as Dr George Hardas at Spinal Care will assist in pain management as well as remedy the issue, and also see if there is a greater underlying issue causing it.
Dr Hardas was fortunate to attend a seminar presented by Dr John O’Donnell Orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip arthroscopies, who is one of the early pioneers in this field and is one of a handful of high volume hip arthroscopists in the world having performed over 4000 hip arthroscopies.
Osteoarthritis (degeneration of the joint cartilage surfaces) is common.
Other causes of hip pain include
Acetabular labral tears
Femoral acetabular impingement
Loose bodies
Synovial chondromatosis
Gluteus medius tendonitis/tears/enthesopathy
Trochanteric bursitis
Piriformis syndrome
Tendon snapping syndromes
Synovitis
Ligamentum teres tears
If you suffer from Hip Pain, it is advised not to delay seeing a specialist about the problem. Dr Hardas is located in Sydney, and can assist in finding a solution and pain relief for Hip Pain sufferers.