A cortisone shot is an injection containing a steroid. A person with hip pain due to injury or disease may receive a cortisone shot to help treat pain and swelling in the hip joint. A cortisone shot ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a connective tissue disorder that affects collagen quality. It can severely affect a person’s joints, including the hips. The collagen in the hip joint not being as ...

In recent years, you may have noticed that you feel stiffer and your joints are achier when you roll out of bed in the morning or get up from sitting. Joint pain is a common part of aging: About 75 ...

If you sit at a desk all day, or lie on your side at night, you might already be familiar with the achy, uncomfortable sensation that comes with experiencing hip pain. Hip pain stems from a problem ...

Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

Hip impingement is a condition where the ball and socket of the hip joint do not fit together as they should. In serious cases, surgery can repair the joint and resolve symptoms. The medical term for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children diagnosed with a temporary condition known as "irritable hip" get better more quickly if they take an anti-inflammatory syrup, according to the results of a small ...

An anti-inflammatory drug that has been around for over 2,000 years might help delay a very modern problem: hip and knee replacements. That's the suggestion of a new study finding that older adults ...

Hip replacement (also known as total hip replacement or total hip arthroplasty) is a surgical procedure that is performed to ...