Hip pain can be very painful and extremely debilitating.
There can be several causes including trauma, arthritis, sports injury, and muscle imbalance.
Common hip conditions:
Trochanteric bursitis
Trochanteric bursitis is inflammation (swelling) of the bursa (fluid-filled sac near a joint) at the outside point of the hip known as the greater trochanter.
When this bursa becomes irritated or inflamed, it causes pain in the hip and can be red and warm to touch.
Treatments include:
Tendonopathies & Muscle Strains
Tendonopathy is a term used to describe an inflamed tendon that has failed to heal.
A muscle strain is tiny tears in the muscle. These can however lead to bigger tears and eventually a full rupture.
Treatments include:
Arthritis
When joint surfaces become rough and irregular due to bony growths (known as osteophytes), it is known as osteoarthritis. This can happen in any joint such as the shoulder, knee and hip.
There are four stages in arthritis: minor, mild, moderate, and severe.
It is only when osteoarthritis becomes severe that hip replacement surgery may be warranted due to the bone–on–bone contact.
In the minor, mild and moderate stages, however, the majority of pain is caused by the soft tissue surrounding the joint. In this case, the hip joint.
Our osteopaths can assess and treat the soft tissues such as the ligaments, tendons and muscles surrounding the hip to help alleviate some of the symptoms.
This can include deep soft tissue massage, articulation, stretching while also addressing other issues that may have been caused by the arthritis, including exercise and rehab advice. In chronic cases, we may use shockwave therapy to relieve some of the symptoms.
Treatments include:
Body Dynamics Health moved on Monday, April 4th to our new purpose-built practice in Elkstone, which is just a 7-minute drive from the Leckhampton clinic. In addition to osteopathy, we can now offer infrared sauna, personal training, a gym, plus sports therapy and massage, in our beautiful, converted barn.Our osteopathic prices are unchanged and there is easy, onsite parking.
To find out more and book an appointment go to Origin Health Group’s website https://originhealthgroup.com/.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Ben & Dan Wilkinson
Co-Founders & Osteopaths
Body Dynamics Health
