Nicole Jefferson was in her late twenties but felt as if she had the hips of a senior citizen. It seemed as if something in her hip was constantly catching and snapping. Pain pinballed from her lower ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is one of the leading causes of disability among elderly men and women. This progressive joint disease involves multiple factors, including genes, age, gender, hormones, ...

For the first year and a half of Krystal Collins Bivens' life, she was either in traction or encased in a body cast. Thirty years later, she is an active, healthy mother-to-be who is a Web site ...

Hip dysplasia is when the ball and socket of your hip joint don’t fit together as they should. Usually, the ball-shaped end of your upper thigh bone (femur) fits neatly into a socket in your pelvis ...

Your hip is a deep ball-and-socket joint where your thigh bone fits securely into your pelvis. When you have hip instability, your thigh bone may feel like it doesn’t fit into the hip socket securely.

1. Lie on your stomach and place your hands directly under your shoulders with your palms flat on the floor. 2. Press up, straightening your arms. Keep your hips pressed against the floor while your ...

Hip dysplasia in children and babies is a condition where the “ball-and-socket” hip joint is not properly formed. Generally, the preferred term for this condition is developmental dysplasia of the hip ...