Information on femoroacetabular impingement, hip impingement, FAI, labral tears, hip arthroscopy rehabilitation and more. Research news and reflections for hip impingement patients presented by the author of "The Entrepreneurial Patient: A Patient's Guide to Hip Impingement" - the ONLY comprehensive book that combines research, personal experience and physician interview material on hip impingement in a patient-friendly way.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
NEW Research: Deep Hip Sockets (Coxa Profunda) Not Enough Diagnose Pincer Hip Impingement - Especially in Women
Coxa profunda means that your hip (acetabular) socket is deep. Until recently, findings of coxa profunda on x-rays have been considered indicative of pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement. A study presented in the American Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery hypothesized that coxa profunda is a very common radiographic finding in females and is not a finding that is specifically associated with pincer-type femoroacetabular impingement.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Sacroiliac Pain - A Pain in the Butt or the Hip?
If you have pain in your buttocks, you’re not alone. You may
have seen doctors who diagnosed you with degenerative disc disease or sacroiliac
joint dysfunction. For years, I was chasing the sacroiliac joint dysfunction
diagnosis – with massive amounts of physical therapy and even prolotherapy –
but nothing ever helped.
I thank my lucky star that not a single doctor
suggested the increasingly popular sacroiliac joint fusion procedure. It’s not
that maybe some patients benefit from an SI fusion. What worries me are all the
patients who get their SI joints fused when the SI joint itself is not the root
cause of the problem.
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