A popping or snapping sound in your hip when walking or standing up can be a good indication that you have snapping hip. It is a painless condition that occurs when a tendon or muscle moves over a bony protrusion in your hip. Learn about ways to prevent this condition, and prevent it from becoming something worse.
When the muscles supporting the hip joint are stretched or torn, it causes a hip strain. Click the link below to learn more about the causes and treatment of hip strains.
Follow this hip conditioning program to get you back to your daily routine after a hip injury or surgery. Use these stretches daily to increase muscle strength around your hip to prevent pain.
Bursitis is inflammation of the bursa, a fluid-filled sac that cushions the hip joint. Learn the symptoms and risk factors of hip bursitis by clicking the link below.
A hip arthroscopy is a procedure that allows the doctor to observe the joint of the hip. To learn when a hip arthroscopy is recommended, click the link below.
In this condition the bones of the hip are abnormally shaped and don’t fit together, which causes damage to the joints due to the bones rubbing against each other in ways they shouldn’t. Learn more about the anatomy of this condition by clicking the link below.
Persistent pain or tenderness around the wrist area are commonly results of wrist sprains. Learn how to treat and prevent this injury by clicking the link below.
A sprained thumb is a painful and generally irritating injury that causes your pinch and grasp ability to become weak. Resulting from a torn ulnar collateral ligament, a sprained thumb can have bruising, tenderness, and swelling as symptoms. Learn more about a sprained thumb here.
A scaphoid fracture is often result of a fall onto an outstretched hand, which can cause a small break in one of the small bones in the wrist. Read more on how to prevent and treat a scaphoid fracture.
Although this injury is often known as “baseball finger,” this injury can happen to anyone when the thumb or finger is bent further than it is intended to go. Learn about the anatomy and treatment of this injury by clicking the link below.
