Hip

Trochanteric Hip Bursitis Treatment Trochanteric bursitis is inflammation of the bursa at the outside point of the hip. A bursa is a fluid filled sack near a joint. This sack functions as gliding surface to reduce friction between body tissues. The plural of bursa is bursae. The major bursae are usually located near large joints such as elbows, shoulders, knees and hips. The hip has two major bursae; ischial bursa and trochanteric bursa. Trochanteric bursa is found on the side of the hip, separated from the actual hip joint by bone and tissue. Inflammation on either bursae is associated with pain and stiffness around the hip joint. Causes of hip bursitis Bursitis is commonly caused by inflammation that results from strain injury or soft-tissue trauma. This condition is noninfectious. But, there are some rare cases where patients get bacterial infection. Hip bursitis is the common cause of hip pain. Trochanteric bursitis can also…

Sit and reach test was a test to see how flexible your hamstrings are. You had to sit with you feet flat against a board and try and push the measuring scale to see how far you can reach. This test was a really rough test for me. I have always had really bad hamstrings and sense I can remember I have never been able to touch my toes. However, I was not expecting such a lousy score. I got a whooping 17 cm, which is beyond pathetic considering the needs improvement scale is below 24 cm and good is…

A hip fracture occurs when the UQ (upper quadrant) of a femur bone endures a break. To cause a fracture, one must fall or have a direct blow to the side of the hip. Many medical conditions such as osteoporosis, or cancer can affect the bone so much so that the bone weakens from loss of tissue making bones fragile enough to break even from standing and twisting. However, a hip dislocation occurs when the femur bone is forced out of the ball and socket joint. To dislocate a hip a fall from extreme…

Prevalence and Epidemiology Congenital hip dislocation, a term used to describe abnormalities which affect the development of the hip joint. This term has been replaced with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), the newer term more accurately describes the abnormalities which affect the immature hip. Even with increased awareness and diagnosis of hip dysplasia at birth the symptoms maybe so subtle they go undiagnosed for years, it is estimated 0.1% of cases in the U.S. go undetected until…

A hip pointer is an Orthopaedic pathology that is normally caused by a direct below to the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). This type of injury can occur in a multitude of ways but it’s most common in contact sports such as American football, soccer, and athletic events such as skiing where an athlete has an increased chance of a traumatic fall to the ground or a hit to top area of their pelvis (FitnessHealth101). This particular area of the body is vulnerable to hip pointer pathology as…

Injury, illness or congenital defect can cause hip pain. Pain in this joint can be debilitating and interfere with activities of daily living essential to quality of life. Here is an overview of the joint, causes of problems and types of hip pain treatment. Basic Anatomy The hip joint is a major joint. It is classified as a ball-and-socket joint. The top of the femur (thigh bone) is rounded and fits into a socket in the pelvis. The proper name for the pelvic bone in question is acetabulum.…

October Wednesday in Pillager, MN. Eli was awoken from his deep slumber by his Dad at 9:00 am, just like every other day of the week. Once he finishes climbing out of his deep slumber, Eli grabs some clothes and gingerly heads up the stairs. Now Eli isn’t like most kids his age, which at this time he is 15 and in 10th grade, he has chronic hip pain and sleeps close to 18 hours a day. He has visited many doctors, been diagnosed with Lyme disease and many other things. Up until now, nothing has…

A NOVEL DESIGN OF TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (THA) Herbert Samuel D a, Shiva Sundharam S b a,b(Department of Biomedical Engineering, SBST) VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. ABSTRACT- Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most common procedures for hip implants, regardless of the high success rate there are some limitations and compromises. These limitations tend to affect the integrity and lead to complications in the quality of patient’s life. The major complication in THA is…

Based on a thorough review of the literature, it is widely suggested that today’s influence of Hip Hop is what influences media and entertainment such as pop music, film and fashion. All of which are major forces that transfers culture to today’s youth. Thus, the significance of this literature review is that it will present the primary concepts and themes that are relevant to how hip hop effects politics, why hip hop has such a big part on today’s fashion and also how hip hop is about…

what the hip-hop movement is about when he said “Hip hop culture has done more for race relations in American than anything since Martin Luther King. And I really believe that.” In the state of New York, it was rough for the youth growing up during the 1970s who were residents of the working-class areas and the housing projects. There was high crime rate and the gang mentality was at its peak. Much of the youth growing up in these areas were uninterested in joining gangs but still were…