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Hip pain

Hip pain: Introduction

Pain in the hip joint can indicate various hip conditions. True hip joint pain is actually often felt as groin pain, and needs to be distinguished from thigh pain, particularly upper thigh pain, buttock pain, and side pain....more »

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Causes of Hip pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Hip pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Hip strain
• Hip fracture
• Hip injury
• Hip arthritis
• Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Hip bursitis (type of Bursitis) - see bursitis
• Hip tendinitis (type of Tendinitis) - see tendinitis
• Denerative joint disease
• Gout - rarely possible is gout of the hip
• Dislocated hip
• Congenital hip dislocation
• Infective hip dislocation
• Hip subluxation
• Perthes' disease
• Slipped epiphysis
• Irritable hip
• Curved spine (see Spine symptoms)
• Different length legs
• Referred hip pain
  • Endometriosis - especially if hip pain is cyclic.
  • Menstrual conditions - especially if hip pain is cyclic.
  • Back pain - sometimes causes referred hip pain or groin pain
  • Fractured femur
• See also groin pain for other causes of pain affecting the hip joint
• Inflammatory joint disease
• Joint infection (see Joint symptoms)
• Tuberculous joint infection
• Pyogenic joint infection
• more causes...»

See full list of 111 causes of Hip pain

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Hip pain

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Causes of Types of Hip pain:

Review causes of types of Hip pain in more specific categories:

• Hip pain in children (19 causes)
• Hip pain in pregnancy (11 causes)
• more types...»

Review causes of more specific types of Hip pain:

• Intermittent Hip pain (7 causes)
• more types...»

See full list of 7 types for Hip pain

Hip pain: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Hip pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Hip pain: Symptom Checker

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• Hip pain and Nerve symptoms (77 causes)
• Hip pain and Pain (77 causes)
• Hip pain and Sensory symptoms (77 causes)
• Hip pain and Musculoskeletal symptoms (75 causes)
• Hip pain and Skeletal symptoms (75 causes)
• Hip pain and Bone symptoms (71 causes)
• Hip pain and Pelvic symptoms (68 causes)
• Hip pain and Hip symptoms (67 causes)
• Hip pain and Sensations (61 causes)
• Hip pain and Movement symptoms (52 causes)
• Hip pain and Leg symptoms (45 causes)
• Hip pain and Back pain (45 causes)
• Hip pain and Back symptoms (45 causes)
• Hip pain and Skin symptoms (40 causes)
• Hip pain and Body symptoms (39 causes)
• Hip pain and Limb symptoms (38 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 501 Symptom Checkers for Hip pain

Hip pain Treatments

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Alternative Treatments for Hip pain

Alternative treatments or home remedies that have been listed as possibly helpful for Hip pain may include:

• Lose weight
• Traumeel tablets
• Chamomile supplement or cream
• Arnica supplement or cream
• more treatments »

Stories from Users for Hip pain

Real-life user stories relating to Hip pain:

• Right hip/buttock and leg pain
• hurt myself while asleep
• hurt from med-levaquin anyone else?
• What could be causing my hip to be so sore?
• Hip pain -- what type of doctor do I go see?
• Need HELP -- Are there any STD?? Hip Pain??
• Hurting real Bad.
• No diagnosis, back, side, hip pain!
• really hurting.
• pain next to left hip developed after exercise
• Shoulder & Hip pain
• sharp pain hip area, now throbbing
• Hip Pain
• Hip/Butt pain, whole leg starting to hurt
• hip pain
• hip joint pain/tenderness/groin pain
• Pain: hips, top of pelvis, waist, outer thighs, etc
• It hurts so bad!!!!!!!!!
• Hip / Groin Pain
• Heel, ankle, leg & hip pain

Message Boards for Hip pain

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Diagnostic tests for Hip pain:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Hip pain. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Observe gait when walking - e.g. if walking with a limp, with the leg deviated inwards towards the other leg and the foot slightly turned outwards, the likely diagnosis is osteoarthritis.
  • Note position of leg when the person is laying flat - e.g. if after an injury or fall, the leg is shortened and turned outwards a fractured neck of the femur is the likely diagnosis; if the leg is turned inwards must suspect posterior dislocation of the hip.
  • Feel the front of the hip joint for joint tenderness and the side of the thigh for tenderness which may suggest trochanteric bursitis or gluteus medius tendonitis
  • Test range of movement of the hip joint
  • Measure leg length to detect inequalities
  • Also examine lumbosacral spine, sacro-iliac joints, groin and knee joints
• more tests...»

See full list of 21 diagnostic tests for Hip pain

Hip pain: Animations

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Medications or substances causing Hip pain:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Hip pain as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Carvedilol
• Coreg
• more causes...»

See full list of 2 medications causing Hip pain

Hip pain: Comorbid Symptoms

Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms for Hip pain may include these symptoms:

• Nerve symptoms
• Pain
• Sensory symptoms
• Musculoskeletal symptoms
• Skeletal symptoms
• Bone symptoms
• Pelvic symptoms
• Hip symptoms
• Sensations
• more associated symptoms...»

See all associated comorbid symptoms for Hip pain

Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Hip symptoms (285 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Sensory symptoms (7134 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Neurological symptoms (9575 causes)
• Pelvic symptoms (371 causes)
• Bone symptoms (2907 causes)
• Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes)
• Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes)
• Sensations (6520 causes)
• Brain symptoms (2787 causes)
• Sexual symptoms (1838 causes)
• Common symptoms (8589 causes)
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Intercourse symptoms (258 causes)
• Head symptoms (10192 causes)
• more symptoms...»

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• Hip
• Hip symptoms (285 causes)
• Hip disease
• Hip disorder
• Hip pain (111 causes)
• Pain (6458 causes)
• Pain symptoms (6458 causes)
• Pain disorder
• Pain syndrome
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hip pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Hip pain:

• Stiff hip (17 causes)
• Leg pain (214 causes)
• Groin pain (37 causes)
• Thigh pain (26 causes)
• Side pain (33 causes)
• Buttock pain (28 causes)
• Arthritis (224 causes)
• Trocanteric bursitis
• Fracture
• Muscle strain (8 causes)
• Tendonitis
• more symptoms...»

Assessment Questionnaire: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques to assess the symptom: Hip pain. These will include a physical examination and possibly diagnostic tests. (Note: A physical exam is always done, diagnostic tests may or may not be performed depending on the suspected condition) Your doctor will ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to openly share any pertinent information to help your doctor make an accurate diagnosis.

It is also very important to bring an up-to-date list of all of your all medical conditions, medications including dosages, and names of numbers of any specialist you see.

Create your printable checklist here.

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Hip pain: Deaths

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Hip pain: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Bone, Joint and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
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  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Hip pain

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• more quality ratings...»

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Hip pain: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
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  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
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  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Hip pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Causes of Hip pain listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Hip pain as a symptom include:

• Aseptic necrosis of bone
• Fracture, neck of femur
• Hip dysplasia, congenital
• Juvenile osteochondrosis of head of femur
• Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
• Osteochondritis dissecans
• Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
• more causes...»

See full list of 111 causes of Hip pain
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Organs affected by Hip pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Hip pain may include, but is not limited to:

• Hip

Detailed list of causes of Hip pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Hip pain mentioned in various sources:

• Adult hypophosphatasia - hip pain
• Angel shaped phalangoepiphyseal dysplasia - hip pain
• Ankylosing Spondylitis - hip arthritis
• Arthritis
• Aseptic necrosis
• Aseptic necrosis of bone
• Aspetic necrosis
• Avascular necrosis of femoral head, familial form - hip pain
• more causes...»

See full list of 111 causes of Hip pain

How Common are these Causes of Hip pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hip pain. Of the 111 causes of Hip pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 3 causes are "very common" diseases
• 6 causes are "common" diseases
• 6 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 4 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 100 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 111 causes of Hip pain

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Hip pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Hip pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

Select from the following alphabetical view of conditions which include a symptom of Hip pain or choose View All.

A

• Adult hypophosphatasia ... hip pain
• Angel shaped phalangoepiphyseal dysplasia ... hip pain
• Ankylosing Spondylitis ... hip arthritis
• Avascular necrosis of femoral head, familial form ... hip pain

C

• Claudication pain ... hip pain
• Coxa vara, congenital ... hip pain

D

• Degenerative Disc Disease ... hip pain

E

• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 3 ... hip pain
• Epiphyseal dysplasia, multiple, 5 ... hip pain

F

• Fairbank disease ... hip pain

G

• Gout ... hip pain

H

• Hip cancer ... hip pain
• Hip conditions ... Hip pain
• Hip dislocation ... Hip pain
• Hip dysplasia -- enchondromata -- ecchondromata ... hip pain
• Hip dysplasia, Beukes type ... hip pain
• Hip fracture ... severe hip pain
• Hip injury ... Hip pain
• Hip luxation ... hip pain
• Hip Replacement ... Hip pain
• Hip sprain ... hip pain
• Hip subluxation ... hip pain
• Hypophosphatemic rickets ... hip pain

I

• Inclusion body myopathy associated with Paget disease of bone and frontotemporal dementia ... hip pain

J

• Joint injury -- hip ... hip pain
• Juvenile osteoporosis ... hip pain
• Juvenile Paget's Disease ... hip pain, hip arthritis

L

• Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... hip pain
• Legg-Calve-Perthes syndrome ... hip pain

M

• Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia ... hip pain

O

• Observation hip syndrome ... hip pain
• Osteoarthritis ... hip pain
• Osteoarthritis, Hip ... hip pain

P

• Paget's disease of bone ... hip pain, hip arthritis
• Paget's disease, type 1 ... hip pain
• Paget's disease, type 4 ... hip pain
• Polymyalgia rheumatica ... hip pain
• Postoperative hip fracture ... Hip pain
• Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis ... Hip pain
• Prostate Cancer ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, familial ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 1 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 10 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 11 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 12 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 13 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 14 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 15 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 2 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 3 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 4 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 5 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 6 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 7 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 8 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, 9 ... hip pain
• Prostate cancer, hereditary, X-linked 2 ... hip pain

S

• Seronegative spondyloarthropathy ... Hip pain
• Slipped epiphysis ... hip pain
• Spinal conditions ... Hip pain
• Spinal Cord Disorders ... Hip pain
• Spinal fracture ... Hip pain
• Spondylitis ... Hip pain
• Sports Injuries ... Hip pain

T

• Trochanteric bursitis ... hip pain

U

• Upington disease ... hip pain

Conditions listing medical complications: Hip pain:

The following list of medical conditions have Hip pain or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

P

• Paget's disease of bone ... hip arthritis

S

• Slipped epiphysis ... hip arthritis
• Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda ... hip pain

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Causes of Hip pain Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hip pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Hip pain?

Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Hip pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.

Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :

• General practitioner
• Emergency physician
• Neurologist
• Orthopaedic surgeon
• more specialists...»

What are the alternative names for Hip pain:

Coxalgia
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Classifications of Hip pain:

Medical Conditions associated with Hip pain:

Hip symptoms (285 causes), Pain symptoms (6458 causes), Sensory symptoms (7134 causes), Nerve symptoms (9132 causes), Neurological symptoms (9575 causes), Pelvic symptoms (371 causes), Bone symptoms (2907 causes), Skeletal symptoms (4109 causes), Musculoskeletal symptoms (6264 causes), Sensations (6520 causes), Brain symptoms (2787 causes), Sexual symptoms (1838 causes), Common symptoms (8589 causes), Body symptoms (5672 causes), Intercourse symptoms (258 causes), Head symptoms (10192 causes)

Symptoms related to Hip pain:

Stiff hip (17 causes), Leg pain (214 causes), Groin pain (37 causes), Thigh pain (26 causes), Side pain (33 causes), Buttock pain (28 causes), Arthritis (224 causes), Trocanteric bursitis, Fracture, Muscle strain (8 causes), Tendonitis

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Hip pain

Medical research papers related to Hip pain include:

• Osteoarthritis in Peripheral Joints - Diagnosis and Treatment
• How do we manage a child with hip pain with no history of injury?
• TENS relieves acute posttraumatic hip pain during emergency transport.
• How do we manage a child with hip pain with no history of injury?
• Ultrasonographic examinations: indications and preparation of the patient.
• Preparation of the Cardiac Patient for Noncardiac Surgery
• Two Procedures: Small Incision Total Hip Arthroplasty
• Prognosis of hip pain in general practice: A prospective followup study.

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