Why Is There Pain In Your Hip Joint?

?Hip joints are in constant movement, they are always involved when it comes to any kind of change in position. That is why you most certainly notice this kind of pain, you just use them all the time. You can feel hip pain around the hip joints and it is quite painful.

The most common cause for hip joint pain is usually age, but it doesn't mean that young people don't experience this sort of pain. When a human being gets older, all the joints, muscles and tendons lose their strength, they become weaker, lose their elasticity and wear off. Although it is more common in people over 40, youngsters may experience hip pain because of various other reasons.

For example, quite common reason for hip pains are hip fractions that are normally due to falls or accidents. This may happen to young people, too!

Nerve irritation or muscle strain are quite common reasons. There is a major nerve that controls lower leg function and this nerve is crossing the hip. That's why you may feel this pain around your hip and going down the leg, if these nerves are irritated. You may have pain because of muscles that help to move the hip. If these muscles are overused, they result into muscle strain.

There are also two medical conditions that cause hip pain such as arthritis and bursitis.

Needless to say that when your hip is hurting, you certainly can't do sports, run, jog etc. You should also avoid jumping and any kind of activities where you have to spread your legs widely.

Also you need to pay attention how you sleep - it is better to sleep on your back or stomach and definitely not on your hurting hip. And it is suggested to avoid long periods of sitting and too much stair climbing.

You probably can not do it anyway because of the pain, but it is suggested to not bend the hurting hip. Also it would be wise to control your bodyweight as overweight people have more mass to put on the hip.

A massage may also help, but if the pain is excessive, see a doctor. If you have some kind of a medical condition, doctors give the treatment. If you have just injured your hip, they usually prescribe you some painkillers, but first they make sure if you haven't any kind of medical condition such as arthritis or something like that. With some patients doctors even decide that they need a hip replacement surgery. It comes up especially with patients who have osteonecrosis or acute arthritis.

To diagnose an arthritis, x-rays are used. It is shown on a x-ray picture where the calcium is deposited.