Arthritis of the Hip (Hip Arthritis).

If every step you take makes you less mobile.

Imagine you are a car. With each journey you hear a clattering noise in the back right-hand tyre. It is out-of-round. With every turn the noise gets louder and the condition of the tyre deteriorates. The problem builds up. A small stone or even only a loose screw now forces you to find a garage because otherwise you will no longer be able to continue driving.
The 'out-of-round' tyre is in real life your hip. Only if a joint is running 'out-of-round' does it cause pain. With every step. And with each additional step the pain seems to increase. The blame lies in the phenomena of wear and tear in the hip joint, medically correct term 'arthritis'. Here too a little damage has escalated badly.

Arthritis in the hip - a joint gets worn...

If cartilage tissue is damaged the femoral head and acetabulum (hip socket) rub against each other. Arthritis develops.

If cartilage tissue is damaged the femoral head and acetabulum (hip socket) rub against each other. Arthritis develops.

The hip joint consists of a femoral head and acetabulum. So that the bones do not rub painfully against each other and grind together, there is a protective lubricating layer between the - the cartilage tissue. If the joint is worn the protective cartilage tissue is damaged or sometimes completely removed. Then with each additional movement within the joint more tissue is removed. At some point both bones of the joint will rub against each other without any buffer. This will hurt.
But there are good treatments for arthritis of the hip. And this does not automatically mean an operation or artificial hip joint – even if in some patients with arthritis of the hip this is inevitable at some point in time. We have gained a wealth of experience here at the Schön Klinik with individual physiotherapy concepts combined with pain relievers. In addition we use surgical procedures which can postpone the time for an artificial hip joint.

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Pavel Dufek


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