Hip diseases
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Hips Arthritis Australia
The hip is commonly affected by arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis (OA)
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Osteoarthritis | HealthEngine Blog
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints, commonly the hip, knee and spinal joints. It causes cartilage loss and abnormal bone tissue.
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Osteoarthritis, explained - NPS MedicineWise
Knee pain, hip pain, aching joints: these common complaints can be caused by osteoarthritis. Find out how it can be managed.
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Osteoarthritis: Dr Joe Kosterich | HealthEngine Blog
Osteoarthritis is a common cause of knee pain and joint pain, and the leading cause of joint replacement therapy (e.g. knee or hip replacement).
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Hip pain | HealthEngine Blog
Hip pain is common in children and people over 45 years. Pain originating from the hips often affects the groin, thigh and knee, sometimes causing a limp.
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Hip disorders - Better Health Channel
The hip joint is complicated to allow a wide range of motion while still supporting the weight of the body.
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Arthritis and surgery: hip replacement - myDr.com.au
For some people with arthritis, hip replacement surgery could mean the difference between leading a normal life or putting up with a debilitating condition.
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Perthes' disease - Better Health Channel
Most children with Perthes' disease eventually recover, but it can take anywhere from two to five years.
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis or disease of the joints.
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Osteoarthritis - Better Health Channel
Many people will experience symptoms of osteoarthritis as they age.
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Aquatic exercise for people with osteoarthritis in the knee or hip | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: There is moderate quality evidence that aquatic exercise may have small, short-term, and clinically relevant effects on patient-reported pain, disability, and QoL in people with knee and hip OA
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S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: The current systematic review is inconclusive, hampered by the inclusion of mainly small trials of questionable quality
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Managing osteoarthritis | Issue 4 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
Management of osteoarthritis should be based on a combination of non-drug and drug treatments targeted towards prevention, modifying risk and disease...
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Acupuncture for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Sham-controlled trials show statistically significant benefits; however, these benefits are small, do not meet our pre-defined thresholds for clinical relevance, and are probably due at least partially to placebo effects from incomplete blinding
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Bone mineral density: testing for osteoporosis | Issue 2 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
Diagnosing osteoporosis requires a careful search for fragility fractures and measuring bone mineral density.
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