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, ...

(WNDU) - When you think of hip pain, you usually think of middle-aged adults or older. But children can suffer from this too, children who are born with hip dysplasia. But symptoms don’t often occur ...

Running is a high impact activity that places repetitive strain on the hip joint and can result in injury. Hip pain when running can result from wear and tear on the joints, inflammatory conditions ...

Hip pain when walking can occur for many reasons. These include damage to the muscles, tendons, bones, or nerves around the hip and chronic conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis. A person can ...

A technique that uses ultrasound images to determine the depth and shape of the hip socket can accurately predict which infants with hip dysplasia will develop normal hip structure and which remain ...

Your hip is a deep ball-and-socket joint where your thigh bone fits securely into your pelvis. When you have hip instability, your thigh bone may feel like it doesn’t fit into the hip socket securely.

Cartilage coats the outside surface of your bones to allow the bones to glide smoothly at the point where they meet (the joint). It also provides cushioning to absorb shock and avoid joint injuries ...

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...