Hip Pain

Hips are sizable joints that endure significant strain, so pain in this area is a common problem. Kevin O’Donnell, DO, and the rest of the staff at Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC can help if you suffer from acute or chronic hip pain. The practice serves the Denver metro area and offers several cutting-edge non-surgical treatments that reduce hip pain and improve mobility. Call Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC or schedule a consultation online today for expert hip pain relief.

What causes hip pain?

Falls, sports injuries, and auto accidents can cause acute hip pain from a fractured bone or joint dislocation. The soft tissues, including tendons, muscles, and ligaments, can also suffer from strains, sprains, and tears. Chronic hip pain is typically caused by conditions like:

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a painful and common degenerative joint disease caused by years of wear-and-tear on the joints. Over time, protective cartilage erodes, exposing the bones. The resulting friction causes inflammation, pain, and stiffness. Hip arthritis can be severely disabling. 

Bursitis

Bursae are small sacs of liquid inside your hip joints. They’re there to cushion the bones and prevent friction from building up between the bones, tendons, and muscles. Sometimes, the bursae themselves come under pressure, causing inflammation and pain.

Tendinitis

Tendinitis is an inflammation in the tendons, tough connective tissues that join your muscles to your hip bones. The condition typically develops from overuse of the joint or repetitive actions you carry out over long periods.

Labral tear

The labrum is the cartilage that prevents the ball-shaped end of your femur (thigh bone) from coming out of its socket. You can injure the labrum suddenly due to an injury, but a tear is most likely to happen because of repetitive strain.

How is hip pain diagnosed?

Your specialist at Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC carries out a comprehensive physical exam to see how well you move your hips and checks your general health. They also review your medical history and discuss your current health to help make a diagnosis.

You might need to undergo one or more diagnostic imaging tests, like X-rays, a CT scan, or an MRI. These can confirm a preliminary diagnosis and give your provider an accurate view of the extent of any tissue damage.

What treatments are there for hip pain?

Your Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC provider creates a personalized treatment plan for you that might include:

• Physical therapy
• Therapeutic massage 
• Prolotherapy 
• Joint injections 
• Bone and fat stem cell therapy
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy
• Focused shockwave therapy
• Extracorporeal pulse activation technology (EPAT®) radial shockwave therapy

In most cases, conservative interventions are highly effective for hip pain, with few patients requiring surgery.

If you have hip pain, don’t let it get any worse. Take action now by calling Revitalize Regenerative Orthopedics LLC or book an appointment online today.