“What are the symptoms of hip arthritis?”
I know arthritis runs in my family, but I have never had symptoms until recently. I'm a woman, just entering middle age, and I have had pain upon standing and walking sometimes. What symptoms are caused by hip arthritis?
4 Answers
The usual symptoms with hip arthritis are pain in the groin and lateral thigh region although you may sometimes experience pain in the knee joint as well. It usually worsens with prolonged walking and becomes intense if you run.
Arthritis of the hip causes pain in the groin region. Many time patients mistake buttock pain with hip pathology but pain in the buttock region is due to lower back arthritis or degenerative disc disease. The two problems are distinctly different and require different treatment. Both may respond to anti inflammatory meds like Motrin or naproxen. Good luck
Typically, patients have groin pain that is made worse by weight bearing or walking. They may have a limp. Sometimes lateral hip or even back pain can be a symptom.
Hope it helps!
Dr. Bose
Hope it helps!
Dr. Bose
Recurrent pain and stiffness in the middle of one's groin. Pain is often associated with a load of motion in living hip movement. It becomes apparent with bending low, ascending steps, or turning the entire lower extremity in internal rotation. Chronicity can lead to one limb shortening as compared to the opposite side. Anti-inflammatory meds may be helpful. However, as the hip arthritis progresses, the involved hip joint loses more cartilage and now becomes sensitive to changes in the weather and rapid barometric shifts. Intra articular injections of steroids under fluoroscopic control can provide temporary relief of pain. With progressive disability and change in gait, surgery in the form of total hip arthroplasty becomes a logical option.
