Hip exercises
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Hip exercises are commonly prescribed for older adults after hip injury or surgery. Even without hip problems, it’s also a good idea to maintain muscle strength as we get older. Keeping muscles and balance tuned can help prevent falls and fractures. Physical therapists at the University of Kentucky compared six different hip exercises for the gluteus medius muscle. This is a hip abductor (moves the leg away from the body). It’s located on the outside of the hip. Three of the hip exercises are done without putting weight on the leg. Three are done in the standing position while putti ..read more
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Nerves, blood vessels, and bursae
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Nerves, blood vessels, and bursae all play an important role in hip joint health. All of the nerves that travel down the thigh pass by the hip. The main nerves are the femoral nerve in front and the sciatic nerve in back of the hip. A smaller nerve, called the obturator nerve, also goes to the hip. These nerves carry the signals from the brain to the muscles that move the hip. The nerves also carry signals back to the brain about sensations such as touch, pain, and temperature. Traveling along with the nerves are the large vessels that supply the lower limb with blood. The large femoral arter ..read more
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Ligaments, tendons, and muscles
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Ligaments, tendons, and muscles play an important role in the function of the hip. Ligaments are soft tissue structures that connect bones to bones. A joint capsule is a watertight sac that surrounds a joint. In the hip, the joint capsule is formed by a group of three strong ligaments that connect the femoral head to the acetabulum. These ligaments are the main source of stability for the hip. They help hold the hip in place. A small ligament connects the very tip of the femoral head to the acetabulum. This ligament, called the ligamentum teres, doesn’t play a role in controlling hip movement ..read more
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The hip joint
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
The hip joint is a true ball-and-socket joint. This arrangement gives the hip a large amount of motion needed for daily activities like walking, squatting, and stair-climbing. Understanding how the different layers of the hip joint are built and connected can help you understand how the hip joint works, how it can be injured, and how challenging recovery can be when the hip joint is injured. The deepest layer of the hip includes the bones and the joints. The next layer is made up of the ligaments of the joint capsule. The tendons and the muscles come next. The important structures of the hip ..read more
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Avascular necrosis of the hip
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Avascular necrosis of the hip occurs when the blood supply to the hip joint is damaged. Bones are living tissue, and like all living tissue they rely on blood vessels to bring blood to keep them alive. Most living tissues have blood vessels that come from many directions into the tissue. But some joints of the body have only a few blood vessels bringing blood into the joint. The hip joint is one of those. Avascular necrosis of the hip is also referred to as osteonecrosis, which means “bone death.” In living bone, the bone cells are constantly repairing the wear and tear that affects bone tiss ..read more
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Different leg lengths
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Having different leg lengths is not a cause for alarm, in fact it is a fairly common occurrence. Researchers estimate that 40 to 70 percent of the population has one slightly shorter leg. Although having different leg lengths is normal, it can be a problem for certain groups of people. For example, in athletes, a small difference in leg length can make a big difference in their performance. Depending on how great the difference is, and what physical condition they are in, elderly people may have a problem with different leg lengths. Researchers attempted to determine how much discrepancy coul ..read more
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Anterior approach hip replacement
Zehr Center Orthopedics - Specializing in Knee & Hip - Hip replacement surgery
by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Anterior approach hip replacement provides four distinct benefits to the hip replacement patient. The anterior approach is one in which the orthopedic surgeon approaches the hip joint from the front of the hip, as opposed to the side (lateral) or back (posterior). The incision is a small one, just 3” – 4,” making anterior approach hip replacement a minimally invasive procedure. The muscles are not cut, they are merely pushed aside to give the surgeon access to the hip joint. This results in less pain for the patient. As you would expect, a smaller incision and less trauma to the muscles invol ..read more
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Stress fracture of the hip
Zehr Center Orthopedics - Specializing in Knee & Hip - Hip replacement surgery
by Ginny peterson
3y ago
A stress fracture of the hip is a hairline crack in bone which can grow larger, if left unattended. When they occur in the hip, it is usually the result of fatigue – a break in normal bone that has been put under extreme pressure. A fatigue fracture can be caused by any strenuous, repetitive activity. For example, by the daily marching and running required of military personnel, especially when carrying loaded rucksacks weighing 60 pounds or more. Distance runners are highly susceptible to fatigue fractures too. Most stress fractures of the hip usually involve the femoral neck, the short ..read more
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What to do about hip pain
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by Ginny peterson
3y ago
What to do about hip pain? When arthritis of the hip becomes so painful and limiting that their lives become unlivable, many people choose hip replacement as a way to relieve their hip pain. With hundreds of thousands of hip replacements done last year in the U.S  for incapacitating hip pain —and half of those being done in patients under the age of 65— this has quickly become an acceptable and predictable procedure to relieve pain and return patients back to their active lives. Over the last 30 years there have been great advancements as orthopedic surgeons have learned which materials ..read more
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Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery
Zehr Center Orthopedics - Specializing in Knee & Hip - Hip replacement surgery
by Ginny peterson
3y ago
Minimally invasive hip replacement surgery has been popularized over the past decade when patient demand for less pain and faster recovery put pressure on both surgeons and implant manufacturers to develop better techniques. What have evolved are better implants and instruments, which match better-trained and understanding surgeons. Historically, the vast majority of hip surgeons use a posterior (from the back) lateral approach to enter the hip joint during a replacement operation.  Over the recent years some of the surgeons have been able to reduce the surgical incision (typically 8 ..read more
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