HIP PAIN IN COON RAPIDS MN

Your hip joint is made to withstand repeated motions, movement, and a lot of wear and tear. But if at any time the hip gets out of alignment, the entire gate and motion of the hip is altered and then starts causing problems in the body! The hip, which consists of a ball and socket joint, is the largest joint in your body. Cartilage prevents friction from occurring when the bone moves in the socket. Although your hips are durable, a joint that isn’t moving properly will become sore and is prone to injury in both everyday and athletic activities. As your pelvis gets out of alignment, this places increased stress on the hip joint and the cartilage may wear down and/or become damaged and the tendons and muscles in your hips can get overused. Injury may also occur from a fall, or running and all of these conditions may lead to pain in your hips. If you are experiencing hip pain in Coon Rapids MN, here are a few of the common causes and ways chiropractic care from your chiropractor can help.

COMMON CAUSES OF HIP PAIN IN COON RAPIDS MN

There are many physically induced causes of Hip Pain that are normally ruled out by your MD:

• Hip fractures after a fall
• Cancer, such as bone cancer
• Hip labral tear (usually from a sports injury)
• Muscle or tendon strains
• Osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis)

Then there are the ones that may be caused by misalignment of the hip joint and causing uneven wear and patterns of the movement of the hip. One of the most common causes of hip pain for people in our community of Coon Rapids MN is due to arthritis, which happens in a fixated, out-of-aligned joint, especially in the elderly. Arthritis causes inflammation of the hip joint and breakdowns the cartilage that cushions the hip bones. Other causes of hip pain may include:

• Bursitis
• Tendinitis

Symptoms of Hip Pain

Depending on the cause of your hip pain, you may feel pain and/or discomfort in your thigh, groin, buttocks, and/or inside/outside of your hip joint. You notice that your pain worsens with activity, especially if the hip pain is due to arthritis. For some, depending on the severity and cause of the hip pain, you may develop a limp from the persistent pain. You may also experience some compensatory changes in the knee, ankle or foot, due to the effect of change in how you walk.