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How To Diagnose Your Hip Pain?

Hip pain takes place in the hip joint due to an injury or medical conditions and can affect people of all ages. There are varied causes of hip pain such as hip parts injury, mechanical problems, arthritis, obesity, and sudden trauma while playing sports, lack of hip strength and flexibility, and previous hip injuries.


Only by diagnosing the hip condition, it is possible to detect the cause. That’s how your physician can recommend the appropriate treatment for Hip Pain.




Diagnosis of Hip Pain

 

  1. Symptomatic check

 

Your physician may check the following by asking symptoms related questions, especially in cases of arthritis:


  • Is the pain getting worse at night or by doing routine activities?

  • Can you able to walk and run without any discomfort?

  • When did your hip start showing symptoms? Was there an accident?

  • Do you have any associated symptoms?

 

  1. Physical examination

 

  • Since hip osteoarthritis is usually found to be hereditary, your physician will enquire your family history and medical history.

  • Your physician may test the range of joint movement. He/she will measure the movement in both normal and abnormal hip and then compare the condition. 

  • Your physician will check the type of pain, whether it is dull or stabbing.

  • He/she will ask you to move your hips and conduct palpation studies to check the possibilities.


  1. Imaging and lab test


An image of your hip may be taken to identify if there is any internal damage in the hip joint. These imaging tests are rarely required to confirm your diagnosis. 


  • X-ray test to check the condition of the hip bones and joints, loss of joint space, as well as check the bone spur formation to confirm hip osteoarthritis.

  • MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan to produce detailed images of the soft tissues of your hip, such as muscles, tendons, and bursa.

  • Joint aspiration or arthrocentesis – Your physician will take a fluid sample from hip joint to conduct laboratory tests so that he can check if there is an infection.

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