Hip Disease

The main symptoms of hip disease are joint pain and dysfunction. Hip arthritis usually refers to a type of osteoarthritis disease caused by the degeneration of articular cartilage or the change of bone structure due to long-term unbalanced load bearing on the hip joint surface. Because the hip joint is located in the groin, you may experience groin pain when you just stand up or start walking. As the arthropathy progresses, the pain can become more severe, and in some cases there can be persistent pain and nighttime pain, even when sleeping at night. It is mainly manifested as pain in the lateral buttocks, groin and other parts (which can radiate to the knee), swelling, joint effusion, cartilage wear, bone spur hyperplasia, joint deformation, limited hip internal rotation and extension activities, inability to walk or even bed rest. Wait. On the other hand, in everyday life, cutting toenails, putting on socks, sitting up straight, etc. becomes difficult. In addition, it becomes difficult to stand or walk for a long time, which hinders people's daily life, such as the need for handrails to go up and down stairs and cars.

The majority of patients with hip joint disease are women, and the cause is mainly the sequelae of childhood diseases such as developmental hip dysplasia and hip dysplasia, as well as the sequelae of developmental disorders, which are said to account for 80% of all hip dysplasias. In addition, the disease has a slow onset and has a long history of strain, which is more common in middle-aged and elderly patients. Hip disease can develop with age, even if you've never had a particularly noticeable disease. In the beginning, the early joints just spasm or deform, but as arthropathy progresses to early arthropathy, the joint space narrows (thinning of the cartilage thickness) and the subchondral bone becomes stiff (ossclerosis). In addition, in advanced arthropathy and end-stage arthropathy, abnormal bone tissue called osteophytes form in and around the joint and form bone cavities called bone cysts. Eventually, the articular cartilage in the part where the weight is applied (the loading part) disappears and the underlying subchondral bone is exposed. When you feel hip pain for nearly a month, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a simple X-ray diagnosis.

Humans only have one joint in their lifetime, so it’s important to lighten the load and use it sparingly when diagnosed with this condition. Early on, it's important to look at your joints to see how you're using them to make the pain worse, and to get a good match between "everyday life" and "how to use it without making the pain worse." Painkillers are an option, but I think it's best to only use them if you're uncomfortable or really need to put pressure on them. If you are overweight, it is recommended to consider dieting. We also recommend the use of crutches to help share the load on the joints of the body. On the other hand, if you are in pain, you will not be able to walk and your muscles will be weakened, so it is best to walk or swim underwater two to three times a week, excluding exercise therapy such as breaststroke and other methods. But exercise therapy inevitably causes pain, so it's important to start cautiously and gradually increase the intensity.

If hip inflammation is severe, these conservative treatments are not helping, and your daily life is being affected, then you may need to consider surgery. In the early stage, it is an indication for osteotomy using one's own bone, and if the joint is deformed, it is an indication for total hip replacement. However, due to the short-term and long-term complications of joint replacement surgery, such as loosening and wear of components, and osteolysis, these complications cannot be completely solved at present. Because the effect of artificial joint replacement is closely related to the length of the operation time, the experience of the doctor, the physical condition of the patient before the operation, the perioperative treatment and the rehabilitation training and other factors. Therefore, the implementation of artificial joint replacement surgery needs to be cautious.

Whether you are undergoing conservative treatment or in the post-operative recovery phase, the right external hip brace can help you. It can not only help you control and fix the angle of motion of the hip joint, avoid the worsening of hip symptoms caused by excessive movement, but also provide you with support and protection.