Hip Injury
The thigh bone's connected to the pelvis bone — and that connection is called the hip. Your hip is a joint, actually a ball-and-socket joint, because the tip of your thigh bone moves within a cup-like socket in the hip joint on either side. Your hips are two of the strongest joints in your body and can take a lot of pressure when they're healthy.
A hip injury or hip flexor injury can really take a toll on your activities because so much of your mobility relies on the smooth motions of your hip joints. Your doctor understands the importance of maintaining strong, healthy hip joints. He provides the most effective hip injury treatment when you need it.
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Since your hips are so strong, they can take a beating. But continued play in sports that rely on running, falling and overuse can lead to a hip injury. Some of the most common seen by your best-rated doctor include:
- Dislocation
- Labral tear
- Fracture
- Strain
- Bursitis
- Tendonitis
- Sciatica
According to our research various diseases also can weaken your hip joints and lead to hip pain. Hip pain also comes from normal wear and tear commonly seen in the older population. After decades of use, even the healthiest hip sockets can wear down so that bone rubs against bone.
Other conditions that can affect your hips include:
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Dysplasia
- Legg-Calve-Perthes, a disease that affects children
How You Get a Hip Flexor Injury
Hip flexor refers to the collection of tendons and muscles that make your hips work, primarily to raise your legs. They also come into play when you bend at the waist. When overused — or if you take direct hits, such as when you're tackled in football — the muscles and tendons in your hips can become injured enough to require hip flexor injury treatment.
Sports that can lead to a hip flexor injury include:
Cycling
Soccer
Football, especially in punters and placekickers
Dancing
Martial arts
Step aerobics
The pain from a hip flexor injury may be irritating or it can be downright devastating, drastically affecting your mobility. Symptoms that should drive you to seek immediate hip flexor injury treatment in New York City include:
Diagnosing Your Hip Injury
Your pain management team can best diagnose your hip injury when you can clearly explain where it hurts, when the pain first began and what makes it feel better or worse. When your hip pain is primarily in your groin area or in your hip, that usually indicates a hip joint problem. When your feel the pain on the outside area of your hip, buttocks or thigh, that typically leads your doctor to believe there's an issue with the hip flexors and other soft tissues around the hip joint.
Pain also can be referred to your hip from lower back pain issues, too. In addition to a thorough history and physical exam, your NYC doctor at Pain Management Institute of NYC may order tests such as x-rays, an MRI, ultrasound or CT scan to determine the exact cause of your discomfort or to rule out other causes.
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Hip Injury Treatment Varies
Seeking hip injury treatment quickly is tantamount to healing and to your future mobility. Even when your hip injury appears to be minor and doesn't affect your mobility, you should seek a doctor's professional opinion.
If the cause is minor, you may be able to get by with home remedies, as recommended by your sports medicine doctor, such as:
- Rest that includes not bending and not placing pressure directly on your hip
- Sleeping on the side opposite your sore hip
- Avoiding prolonged sitting
- Over-the-counter pain relievers, as directed
- Alternating heat and ice packs
If homecare doesn't help, you made need further hip injury treatment. Get immediate emergency care if you experience:
- Fever with your other symptoms
- Deformity in either hip
- Swelling or discoloration
- Inability to walk or bear weight on that side
- Intense, sharp pain that won't go away
Non-surgical options for hip injury treatment could include special exercises and physical therapy, while steroid injections give the strain enough time to heal, usually two to three weeks. A labral tear may require minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. And when all else fails, you can receive a partial or total hip replacement.
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Dr. Febin Melepura, MD
Double Board-Certified Pain Specialist
Meet Dr. Febin Melepura — Your Hip Injury Specialist in NYC
Dr. Febin Melepura, MD is a double board-certified interventional pain management specialist and the founder of the Sports Pain Institute of New York. He completed his residency and fellowship training at New York Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center, one of the nation's leading academic medical centers.
He holds dual board certifications from the American Board of Anesthesiology and the American Board of Pain Medicine, and has treated more than 7,500 patients and performed over 5,250 procedures throughout his career. He has been named a Top Pain Management Doctor in New York and one of America's Top Doctors™ by Castle Connolly.
Dr. Melepura's approach to hip injuries is rooted in precision: identify the exact source, treat it with a targeted injection, and get you back to your daily life as quickly as possible.
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