Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affects more than 30 million adults in the U.S. And because aging is a major ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If daily activities like walking, climbing stairs or sitting for extended periods cause your hips to feel stiff or painful, it ...

Hip and knee pain often stems from arthritis, a condition affecting joints. Understanding its causes, like aging or autoimmune diseases, is key. Symptoms include persistent pain, stiffness, and ...

New guidelines from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) place an emphasis on presurgical treatments to reduce pain and increase mobility, including corticosteroid injections and ...

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 ...

Rachel Tavel is a doctor of physical therapy, certified strength and conditioning specialist and writer. She works as a physical therapist in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy setting and as a ...

Hip discomfort is a common issue, particularly among adults over the age of fifty, and can signal underlying osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease affecting cartilage, bone, and surrounding ...

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 ...

Older adults who have hip or knee replacement surgery for severe osteoarthritis may take several weeks to recover but appear to have excellent long-term outcomes. Older adults who have hip or knee ...

In the majority of cases, hip x-rays are not reliable for diagnosing hip osteoarthritis (OA), and can delay the treatment of this debilitating disease. These findings are the first to evaluate the ...