Hip Arthritis
Types, Causes, Symptoms, Risk factors, Complications, Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment
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What are the symptoms of Hip Arthritis?
Symptoms that indicate an individual may be suffering from this condition are:
- Hip joint pain or tenderness in the groin, buttocks
- Sharper pains in the groin
- Ache in the front of the thigh.
- Difficult hip joint movement
- Weak hip muscles
- Hip joint swelling
- Difficulty in walking
- Limping
- Stiffness and limited range of motion in the hip joint
- The pain subsides with rest and worsens with activity
- Continuous weakness and fatigue
What are the risk factors of Hip Arthritis?
Risk factors that predispose an individual to the development of this condition are:
- Abnormality of the hip joint
- Joint trauma or injury
- Previous history of high-impact activity
- Obesity
- Low birth weight
- Genetics
What are the Complications of Hip Arthritis?
Some complications that may arise due to hip arthritis are:
- Severe injury to the joints
- Severe pain in the joint
- Disruption in the sleep quality
- Reduced productivity
- Increase in weight
- Anxiety and depression
- Bone death
- Bleeding or infection in joints
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- Hip Arthiris. Mayo Clinic. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/osteoarthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351925 Accessed on June 16, 2020.
- Hip arthritis. HSS. Available at: https://www.hss.edu/condition-list_hip-arthritis.asp Accessed on June 16, 2020.
- Hip arthritis. Arthistis Org. Available at: https://www.arthritis.org/health-wellness/about-arthritis/where-it-hurts/when-hip-pain-may-mean-arthritis Accessed on June 16, 2020.
