Perhaps the most common cause of hip pain is osteoarthritis. Over the years, our hip joint deteriorated as a result of osteoarthritis. Cartilage that used to cover and protect our bones has since disappeared which has lead to friction, creating inflammation and pain. You might find that symptoms are more apparent in the morning, following activity, or after you have sat for an extended period of time.
- Symptoms of Hip Osteoarthritis… aching pain in your groin or along the side/back of your hip, stiffness and the inability to move your hip beyond a limited range, your hip crunches, grinds, or pops, or you notice that your are having a hard time bending at the hip.
- Osteoarthritis has no single specific cause, but there are certain factors that may make you more likely to develop the disease, including:
- Increasing age
- Family history of osteoarthritis
- Previous injury to the hip joint
- Obesity
- Improper formation of the hip joint at birth, a condition known as developmental dysplasia of the hip
- You can still develop osteoarthritis even if you don’t have any of the risk factors listed above.
- Osteoarthritis is a degenerative type of arthritis that occurs most often in people 50 years of age and older, though it may occur in younger people, too.
