Hip diseases
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Hips Arthritis Australia
The hip is commonly affected by arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis (OA)
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Osteoarthritis information | myVMC
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 (joint pain) information video | myVMC
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 information | myVMC
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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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis or disease of the joints.
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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 - Better Health Channel
Many people will experience symptoms of osteoarthritis as they age.
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Osteoarthritis Arthritis Australia
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that affects the whole joint including bone, cartilage, ligaments and muscles
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Acupuncture for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of acupuncture on osteoarthritis.
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Opioids for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
This summary of a Cochrane review of 22 studies with 8275 participants (search update: 15 August 2012) presents what we know from research about the effect of opioids on osteoarthritis (OA). We searched scientific databases for clinical trials looking at pain, function, safety, and addiction of oral or transdermal opioids compared with placebo or no intervention in people with knee or hip osteoarthritis.
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Benefits and harms of high- versus low-intensity exercise programs for hip or knee osteoarthritis | Cochrane
We searched the literature until June 2014 for studies on the benefits and harms of high- versus low-intensity exercise programs for people with hip or knee osteoarthritis.
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Therapeutic ultrasound for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of therapeutic ultrasound on knee or hip osteoarthritis. The previous version of this review concluded that therapeutic ultrasound had no benefit over fake therapeutic ultrasound in pain relief and functional status.
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Total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effects of a posterior or lateral approach in total hip replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. The review shows that:
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Aquatic exercise for people with osteoarthritis in the knee or hip | Cochrane
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Diacerein for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. In OA, the cartilage that protects the ends of the bones breaks down, causing pain and swelling. OA can affect any joint, but the knees, hips and hands are the joints most often studied in clinical trials. In all, 10% of the worlds population aged 60 or older have pain or disability from OA.
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Aquatic exercise for osteoarthritis | Cochrane
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Surgery for osteoarthritis of the thumb | Cochrane
Osteoarthritis is a disease of the joints, such as your knee or hip. Osteoarthritis at the base of the thumb (or trapeziometacarpal joint) may cause pain, stiffness and weakness in the thumb. This can affect how well the thumb moves, how strong a person's grip is, and how well a person can do routine things at home or at work. There are many types of surgery for the base of the thumb but they all have the same aim: to reduce pain and increase function (or reduce disability).
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Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip | Cochrane
OA is a disease of the joints, such as your hip. When the joint loses cartilage, the bone grows to try to repair the damage. However, instead of making things better, the bone grows abnormally and makes things worse. For example, the bone can become misshapen and make the joint painful and unstable. Doctors used to think that osteoarthritis (OA) simply resulted in thinning of the cartilage. However, it is now known that OA is a disease of the whole joint.
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Occupational therapy after hip replacement | Cochrane
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgical procedure for the treatment of pain and disability cause by osteoarthritis. Following THA, people have usually been provided with equipment, such as raised toilet seats and chairs, and educated to avoid activities that could cause the hip joint to be in a position of bending, twisting or where people cross their legs. These interventions aim to reduce the chances of dislocating the new hip, which is a painful and disabling event. This advice and equipment provision is often led by occupational therapists after a THA. We wanted to find out whether these types of treatments improve a person's recovery following a THA.
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