Hip Arthritis Specialists and Pain Management Experts

Minimize Hip Pain from Arthritis with Metro Pain Centers

Metro Pain Centers provide customized pain management treatment plans for patients with arthritis. In the United States, almost 59 million adults experience some form of arthritis. If left untreated, your condition can worsen your joints’ condition, which can lead to more debilitating pain that can prevent you from living life to the fullest. We can help you manage your symptoms and minimize the effects that hip arthritis can have on your quality of life.

Our hip arthritis specialists, pain management experts, and the rest of our medical team can provide a customized treatment plan designed to help you manage your condition. By minimizing the frequency and intensity of your hip arthritis pain, we can help you adjust to your condition and continue to live independently.

If you’re experiencing hip pain and other symptoms of arthritis, schedule an appointment with a hip specialist at Metro Pain Centers. Our doctors can help you diagnose and treat your condition accordingly with an effective customized treatment plan on how to best manage your symptoms.

Understanding Hip Arthritis

Arthritis refers to joint inflammation that results in pain when moving a certain joint. This can come in a number of types, which should be treated accordingly. Hip osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, and it occurs when inflammation or injury wears out your cartilage and causes friction between your bones, connective tissues, tendons, muscles, and other tissues found in either hip joint. Arthritis may also develop due to autoimmune diseases, injuries, and genetics.

There’s currently no cure for arthritis. However, you can take steps to prevent the damage to your cartilage from progressing and manage the hip joint pain and other symptoms of living with your condition. At Metro Pain Centers, our team of hip arthritis specialists can help you do both. In the process, you can minimize hip arthritis from hindering your quality of life while also adapting to new practices to minimize the pain.  

Causes and Symptoms of Hip Arthritis

Hip arthritis can come in three forms. The most common one, hip osteoarthritis, is a degenerative joint disease often caused by overuse of the hip joints or by aging. If left untreated, your condition can gradually worsen. Hip arthritis can also be caused by rheumatoid arthritis, which is caused by an autoimmune condition that causes inflammatory arthritis, and traumatic arthritis, which can be developed by injuries like fractures, dislocations, or bacterial infection on your hip that affected the cartilage or hip joints involved.

People with hip arthritis will commonly complain about hip pain during movement, which can worsen over time if left untreated. Some of the other symptoms may include:

• Joint pain that can spread from the hip to the groin, thighs, butt, or knee
• Pain from prolonged sitting or strenuous activities
• Stiffness that makes walking, bending, and other hip movements difficult
• Crepitus (the audible sounds of your bones grinding or cracking, as well as the feeling of them grinding)

Hip Arthritis Treatment and Effective Pain Relief at Metro Pain Centers

If you suspect you have hip arthritis, schedule an appointment with a hip arthritis specialist from Metro Pain Centers. Before seeking pain management treatment, you need to confirm what the condition is to get appropriate treatment. A doctor may recommend x-rays, physical examinations, and other laboratory tests to rule out any other possible conditions.

Treatment is necessary for managing any form of arthritis. If left untreated, your body may continue to wear out your cartilage, which can continue to cause bone spurs and additional pain on your hip. Some of the methods used to treat hip arthritis include:

• Medications – over-the-counter pain relievers (including NSAIDs, ibuprofen, acetaminophen, etc.), prescription pain medications, corticosteroids (oral or injection), lubrication injections, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
• Physical therapy and occupational therapy – exercises to improve the range of motion and strengthen muscles and joints.
• Assistive devices – canes, walkers, and other assistive devices to ease pressure off your hip when performing certain activities.
• Lifestyle modifications – losing excess weight through a proper diet and regular exercise can ease the pressure on joints and reduce the pain of arthritis.
• Hip surgery – orthopedic surgery such as total hip replacement surgery and hip resurfacing may be considered by an orthopedic doctor. However, joint replacement surgery is usually considered only if all other non-surgical methods are ineffective at managing your hip condition.

At Metro Pain Centers, our patients receive customized treatment plans tailored to their age, condition, lifestyle, and needs. Each plan uses tried and tested methods that can effectively help them manage their condition.

Why You Need Metro Pain Centers’ Treatment Plans

If left untreated, hip arthritis can worsen and wear out the joint cartilage, causing your pain to get worse and making it more difficult to treat your symptoms. This can enhance the pain and make recovery and living with your condition more complex. While there is no cure to fully heal your cartilage back to normal, you can maintain its current condition and prevent it from getting worse.

When you experience debilitating pain, it can hinder your ability to perform at your best or even your efficiency doing everyday tasks. At Metro Pain Centers, we can help minimize the effect hip arthritis has on your everyday life by reduce the symptoms that can disrupt your quality of life. Our experienced staff of medical professionals provides effective customized treatment plans, and many of our patients have used this to maintain their ability to live independently and effectively.

FAQs About Hip Arthritis

Q: Can hip arthritis be prevented?

A: Older adults are more prone to hip arthritis, but there are ways to reduce the risk. Maintaining a healthy weight through regular exercise can reduce the stress on joints as well as strengthen the surrounding muscles. Practicing warm-ups and stretches before strenuous activities can also reduce the pressure on your hips.

Q: What’s the outlook for patients living with hip arthritis?

A: Hip arthritis can worsen over time if left untreated. Our patients receive custom treatment plans that consist of multi-faceted treatments, ranging from home remedies to injections, to lifestyle changes. By adapting to their condition, they’re able to live their best lives without letting their hip arthritis hinder their occupation and interests.

Q: How do you make treatment plans for patients with hip arthritis?

A: Our customized treatments are based on a number of factors, including your age, the severity of your condition, your lifestyle, and other factors that can trigger pain and other symptoms. Surgical procedures from an orthopedic surgeon like total hip replacement or bone realignment are usually the last option if all other non-surgical options are ineffective for a patient.

Effective Treatment Plans for Hip Arthritis Available at Metro Pain Centers

Hip pain from your arthritis can prevent you from living life to the fullest and performing the simplest everyday tasks. To minimize how much hip arthritis can hinder your quality of life, it’s best to get your condition treated as soon as possible and find a treatment plan customized to your needs.

With Metro Pain Centers, you can receive a treatment plan developed by hip arthritis specialists that targets your pain and other symptoms. Through this, you can adapt your lifestyle to minimize the frequency and intensity of your symptoms. Schedule an appointment with our hip arthritis doctors today to learn more about what Metro Pain Centers can do for you.