by empirical360 | Jul 15, 2021 | Hip Pain
Hip fractures are one of the most common injuries that affect older people in the United States. Typically the result of falls in patients over the age of 65, hip fractures become more likely with age due to bone degeneration, particularly related to conditions such...
by empirical360 | Jun 30, 2021 | Hip Pain
If you’re dealing with hip pain related to arthritis or injury-related hip joint damage that is not responding to conservative therapies, hip replacement surgery can become an option that doctors recommend. Some of the barriers that keep people from electing hip...
by empirical360 | Jun 15, 2021 | Hip Pain, Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
Whether due to injury or age, hip pain can have a major negative impact on your quality of life. We need our hips to perform nearly any daily activity, from sitting to standing to walking. Hip pain and related symptoms such as stiffness, shooting pains and grinding...
by empirical360 | May 24, 2021 | Hip Pain, Outpatient Total hip and Knee Replacement
Hip pain affects millions of people, and it can take many different forms. A large number of people report experiencing hip flexor pain. Aches, pain and stiffness of the muscles and connective tissue that help lift the upper leg to the torso or enable you to bend at...
by empirical360 | May 17, 2021 | Hip Pain
Hip pain affects everyone at some point in their life, from athletes to people who work physical jobs. It can become especially common as we get older. The hips link the upper body to the lower extremities through the pelvis. This makes the hip joints essential...
by empirical360 | May 11, 2021 | Hip Pain
As one of the largest and strongest weight-bearing joints in the body, the hip is built to withstand a high degree of stress. However, it is not indestructible. Years of wear and tear combined with natural age-related degeneration lead to a number of problems that...
