Hip Replacement

1. Hip Replacement

2. The Prevalence Of Hip Replacement • Hip replacement now is very common as opposed to before • Its most common factor comes from Osteoarthritis in the hip joint • The percentage of men that receives it is 10% and women are 18% • People with receives this replacement are over 60 years of age

3. Symptoms Of Hip Replacement • You can have stabbing pain • Pains that you have can be felt in the groin, butt and knee • When address to this particular problem you may have to use a cane, walker or wheelchair depending on how bad your situation is • You may face difficulties such as getting dressed, and you may also have a limp.

4. Causes / transmitting's of hip replacement • When it comes down to hip replacement there is plenty of causes and transmitting's. • The causes of hip replacement can be from fractures such as hip fractures • Transmitting diseases also contribute to hip replacements • Arthritis Diseases such as osteoarthritis ,rheumatoid ,traumatic , avascular necrosis and idiopathic osteoarthritis causes hip replacement

5. Treatments for hip replacement • When you are dealing with hip replacements then there’s not a lot of treatments but there is some. • Treatments for a non-operartive circumstances would be doing activities that involves moving around and taking anti-inflammatory medication • Other treatments that may work is weight loss and hip injections. • Now if the following things above doesn’t work then your best act would be to get surgery.

6. Interesting facts • The number one way to heal from hip replacement is by doing exercise. • By doing exercise then the pain that you were receiving will decrease instead on increasing • Also as you exercise then it helps strengthen up your muscles which could prevent another bad injury • Exercises that may help you recover from hip replacement is swimming, walking, and cross country skiing

7. Sources • www.chrsitianhospital.org • www.bonesmart.org • www.hss.edu