Hip pain
Hip pain: Introduction
Pain in the hip joint can indicate various hip conditions.
True hip joint pain is actually often felt as groin pain,
and needs to be distinguished from thigh pain, particularly
upper thigh pain, buttock pain, and side pain....more »
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Causes of Hip pain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Hip pain.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Causes of Types of Hip pain:
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Hip pain: Symptom Checker
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Alternative Treatments for Hip pain
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Diagnostic tests for Hip pain:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Hip pain. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Observe gait when walking - e.g. if walking with a limp, with the leg deviated inwards towards the other leg and the foot slightly turned outwards, the likely diagnosis is osteoarthritis.
- Note position of leg when the person is laying flat - e.g. if after an injury or fall, the leg is shortened and turned outwards a fractured neck of the femur is the likely diagnosis; if the leg is turned inwards must suspect posterior dislocation of the hip.
- Feel the front of the hip joint for joint tenderness and the side of the thigh for tenderness which may suggest trochanteric bursitis or gluteus medius tendonitis
- Test range of movement of the hip joint
- Measure leg length to detect inequalities
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Hip pain
Hip pain: Animations
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Medications or substances causing Hip pain:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Hip pain as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Hip pain
Hip pain: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
for Hip pain may include these symptoms:
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Hip pain
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Hip pain.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had the hip pain?
Why: to determine if acute or chronic.
- Is it unilateral or bilateral?
- Can you tell me how the pain started?
- Could you describe the pain?
Why: pain associated with the hip joint is usually described as a deep aching pain, aggravated by movements and felt in the groin and front to inner side of the upper thigh, sometimes exclusively around the knee.
- Point to where the pain is exactly?
Why: pain in the hip, buttock, groin and upper thigh tend to be related. True hip pain is usually groin pain or is referred to the inner aspect of the knee.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Hip pain) may include:
- Hip stiffness, especially first thing in the morning and how long does the stiffness last?
Why: Morning stiffness classically occurs in Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthropathies (such as ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome, psoriatic arthritis); Polymyalgia rheumatica.
- Back pain?
Why: Pain originating from disorders of the lumbosacral spine may radiate to the hip joint.
- Knee pain
Why: Pain originating from disorders of the knee may radiate to the hip joint and pain from the hip joint may be referred to the thigh and knee.
- Abdominal pain?
Why: disorders of the abdomen may cause hip and groin pain.
- Limp?
Why: consider any disorder of the hip joint.
- more symptoms...»
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Misdiagnosis and Hip pain
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News Archives for Hip pain
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Medical Books Excerpts
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from the following published medical books
for more detailed information about Hip pain.
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Medical Books Excerpts
- HIP PAIN
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Hip Pain
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- HIP PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
- Hip Pain
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- HIP PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
- [ read ]
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Hip pain: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Causes of Hip pain listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Hip pain as a symptom include:
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causes of Hip pain
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Hip pain:
The list of organs typically affected by Hip pain may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Hip pain
The list below shows some of the causes of Hip pain mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Hip pain
How Common are these Causes of Hip pain?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hip pain.
Of the 109
causes of Hip pain that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 3
causes are "very common" diseases
- 6
causes are "common" diseases
- 6
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 98
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 109
causes of Hip pain
Conditions listing symptoms: Hip pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hip pain' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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- Paget's disease of bone
... hip arthritis, hip pain
- Paget's disease, type 1
... hip pain
- Paget's disease, type 4
... hip pain
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
... hip pain
- Postoperative hip fracture
... Hip pain
- Pregnancy-associated osteoporosis
... Hip pain
- Prostate Cancer
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, familial
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 1
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 10
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 11
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 12
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 13
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 14
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 15
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 2
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 3
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 4
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 5
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 6
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 7
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 8
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, 9
... hip pain
- Prostate cancer, hereditary, X-linked 2
... hip pain
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Conditions listing complications: Hip pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Hip pain' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
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Causes of Hip pain Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Hip pain based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Hip pain?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Hip pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Hip pain:
Coxalgia
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Hip pain:
Medical Conditions associated with Hip pain:
Hip symptoms (262 causes), Pain symptoms (5963 causes), Sensory symptoms (6628 causes), Nerve symptoms (8848 causes), Neurological symptoms (9194 causes), Pelvic symptoms (340 causes), Bone symptoms (2597 causes), Skeletal symptoms (3805 causes), Sensations (6091 causes), Brain symptoms (2165 causes), Common symptoms (7994 causes), Body symptoms (4926 causes), Intercourse symptoms (227 causes), Sexual symptoms (1690 causes), Head symptoms (9526 causes)
Symptoms related to Hip pain:
Stiff hip (15 causes), Leg pain (92 causes), Groin pain (15 causes), Thigh pain (14 causes), Side pain (16 causes), Buttock pain (6 causes), Arthritis (79 causes), Trocanteric bursitis, Fracture, Muscle strain, Tendonitis
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