Arthritic hips are no walk in the park. The first signs of trouble can creep up subtly with morning pain and stiffness. Before you know it, even bending down to put on your socks is a monumental pain.

WASHINGTON – Doctors are beginning to offer a new alternative to hip replacement – one aimed at younger, athletic baby boomers who’ve worn out their joints too soon. Now they no longer have to wait ...

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Love for sports can take a toll on aging bodies, with deteriorating joints leading to painful osteoarthritis, especially in the hip. For hardcore athletes and weekend warriors, a total hip replacement ...

Share on Pinterest A new hydrogel may help people recovering from knee and hip replacement surgery. Sturti/Getty Images Researchers say they are developing a hydrogen injection that can help treat ...

A cortisone shot is an injection containing a steroid. A person with hip pain due to injury or disease may receive a cortisone shot to help treat pain and swelling in the hip joint. A cortisone shot ...

Osteoarthritis can turn everyday activities into huge challenges. Dealing with pain may be as simple as modifying your activities or finding alternative activities which better suit your abilities.

Robert Barrack, MD, the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at WashU Medicine, led a long-term study that showed that patients who received a Birmingham hip resurfacing ...