DEAR DOCTOR K: I was just diagnosed with hip bursitis. What will my treatment entail? DEAR READER: Your hip has several fluid-filled sacs, called bursae. They cushion the hip joint. When one of these ...
One of the really neat things about being a bipedal mammal is that our largest joints, the hips, have a spectacular range of motion. Within the hip are a variety of muscles, tendons and bones that all ...
Brad: Sitting is today's smoking. That's a quote that is used in today's medical community, and the reason why is that people ...
Your hips are one of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body. Responsible for all movement in the lower leg, as well as supporting and stabilizing the upper body, happy hips are crucial for ...
Welcome to the Injury Zone, a weekly blog by Russ Manalastas, licensed Physical Therapist. The first hip condition we are going to discuss over the next few weeks is trochanteric bursitis, otherwise ...
Dear Doctors: I started using the rowing machine at our gym a few months ago. It’s a good workout, but the outside of my left hip has started to ache. A friend says he experienced the same thing, and ...
The hips don’t lie — and neither do the hip flexors. Tight muscles make daily life more difficult, and sedentary jobs exacerbate the challenges. While we inevitably lose flexibility as we age, we can ...
Doc please help me! I have pain on the outside of my left hip. I was running about 40 miles a week but now I am severely limited. I saw my Sports Doc on Long Island (did not want to go all the into ...
One of the most common causes of hip pain is from hip bursitis, or greater trochanteric bursitis (GTB). The affliction affects active and inactive individuals and is most common in moderately active, ...
Q: I never had hip problems, but after weeks of quarantine, the outsides of my hips ache and even wake me up when I am asleep. My doctor says it's bursitis, but I thought that's from when you exercise ...