Arthritis Of The Hip Treatment in Roseburg

Arthritis is a disease which occurs when a joint has lost or is losing cartilage.  Cartilage is the soft rubbery padding inside all moving joints of the body.  When the cartilage wears away, joint pain and stiffness result.  When complete loss of cartilage occurs in a joint, this is known as bone-on-bone arthritis. Often, this is associated with restriction of motion and difficulty using the joint.

There are various causes of arthritis.  Osteoarthritis is commonly referred to as “wear and tear” arthritis. Although its actual cause is not fully understood, it is known to be associated with increasing age, obesity, genetics, and previous injuries. Another common type of arthritis is inflammatory arthritis. There are several examples of inflammatory arthritis, but rheumatoid arthritis is the most common.  Rheumatologists provide non-surgical treatment of these conditions.  Crystalline joint diseases such as gout and pseudogout are other common causes of inflammatory arthritis.

Osteoarthritis of the hip usually causes pain in the front or groin area of the hip.  It often feels like a sharp pain in the groin area and may radiate to the outer flank of the hip or down the inner thigh area.  Often, as the pain and disease progresses, patients will have increasing difficulty tying shoes, putting on socks, and pain with walking.

Treatment for hip arthritis can include non-surgical treatments such as medications, cortisone injections, and physical therapy. Surgical treatment for hip arthritis is total hip replacement.

 Hip dysplasia is a condition in which the hip is not formed properly.  These genetic abnormalities can run in families and are more common in women.  Hip dysplasia presents as a spectrum of severities with severe cases resulting in full chronic dislocation of the hip, while mild cases often reveal only a slightly shallow hip socket.   

There are two other childhood hip diseases which often lead to early development of arthritis.  Perthes Disease and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) are examples of genetic abnormalities leading to hip dysplasia. These abnormalities may cause early arthritis depending on the severity of presentation.   

Arthritis is a disease which occurs when a joint has lost or is losing cartilage.  Cartilage is the soft rubbery padding inside all moving joints of the body.  When the cartilage wears away, joint pain and stiffness result.  When complete loss of cartilage occurs in a joint, this is known as bone-on-bone arthritis. Often, this is associated with restriction of motion and difficulty using the joint.

There are various causes of arthritis.  Osteoarthritis is commonly referred to as “wear and tear” arthritis. Although its actual cause is not fully understood, it is known to be associated with increasing age, obesity, genetics, and previous injuries. Another common type of arthritis is inflammatory arthritis. There are several examples of inflammatory joint diseases, but rheumatoid arthritis is the most common.  Rheumatologists provide non-surgical treatment of these conditions.  Crystalline joint diseases such as gout and pseudogout are other common causes of arthritis. 

Treatment for hip arthritis can include non-surgical treatments such as medications, cortisone injections, and physical therapy. Total hip replacement is often the surgical treatment of choice for hip arthritis due to hip dysplasia.