hip joint pain

Hip Hurts – Causes of Sore Hips and Hip Joint

Sore hips is a sensation that we all may experience in life, even in childhood. Most of the time this is due to muscle strain in children, teens and young adults. However, with advancing age there may e a host of other causes of sore hips, which are often chronic and can even lead to some degree of >> Read More ...

Hip Osteonecrosis (Femoral Head Bone Death)

Definition Hip osteonecrosis  is a condition where there is death of the bone that comprises the hip joint. The injury and subsequent death of bone tissue is due to a disruption in the blood supply to the bone. Therefore it is also known as avascular necrosis of the hip. Since the bone death is not due to an infection, >> Read More ...

Hip Pain and Hip Joint Pain – Causes and Other Symptoms

The hip is the area on the side of the buttock and is made up of several muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. Hip pain is mainly due to disorders of the muscles, its tendons and or surrounding ligaments or may be due to the hip joint. The latter is more common and chronic hip joint problems are seen more frequently with >> Read More ...