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What Are the Treatment Options for Hip Arthritis?
All treatments for hip osteoarthritis aim to manage pain and improve mobility, but the right option will depend on the individual. Initial treatment may simply be exercise and stretching. However, osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease, which means symptoms often worsen over time. If this happens, your healthcare provider may recommend hip replacement surgery. Read on to learn about the available treatment options for hip arthritis.
Study: Eating Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in osteoporosis patients
Eating a Mediterranean-type diet could reduce bone loss in people with osteoporosis -- according to new research. New findings show that sticking to a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, nuts, unrefined cereals, olive oil, and fish can reduce hip bone loss within just 12 months.
When hip and knee both need to be replaced, hip surgery usually done first
In a situation like yours, it's typically recommended that the joint causing the most symptoms be replaced first. If symptoms are similar, then it's usually best for the hip replacement to be done first. You'll need to allow about six weeks for recovery and rehabilitation after your hip replacement. Depending on your individual circumstances, you should be able to move forward with the knee replacement procedure any time after that.
Towards better hip replacements
Patients with degenerative arthritis who underwent total hip or knee arthroplasty experienced better survival compared with the general population for about 8 years after surgery, according to results.
AAOS releases new clinical practice guideline for osteoarthritis of the hip
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently released a new clinical practice guideline (CPG) on the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip that strongly recommends the use of pre-surgical treatments to ease pain and improve mobility, including corticosteroid injections, physical therapy and non-narcotic medications.
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