Sport for hip osteoarthritis

Hip pain

Are you looking for the cause of your hip pain or you don't know exactly what is causing your hip pain?
Then let yourself be guided by our diagnostic Hip pain guide and come to the most likely diagnosis.

Not so long ago it was rather rejected or at least controversial, with an existing one Hip osteoarthritis To do sport. After the diagnosis of osteoarthritis, doctors used to give patients a general ban on sports. In the meantime, however, it is believed that a special sport and Strengthening program can have a positive effect on the pain and the progression of hip osteoarthritis and is therefore highly recommended for those affected. There are various studies that show that exercise is the best Therapy for osteoarthritis or even after using a Hip prosthesis is to be seen. Of course, this does not apply to all sports and exercises, which is why an individual plan is best worked out with a doctor or physical therapist.

What should be avoided in any case is overstressing the weakened Joint. For this reason, exercise therapy for hip osteoarthritis is usually carried out in stages. First of all, a passive mobilization of the joint should take place in which the Musculature is moved, but the patient is not exposed to any effort. After this, active measures can be used, which, however, should initially still take place under relief conditions.
This is done, for example, in exercises in which the leg is put in slings that are supposed to take some of its weight off. Another possibility is to Movements initially in the water perform. The buoyancy relieves the muscles and when the water is warm, this can be in addition to one Relaxation and contribute to pain relief. In addition, it is precisely in this early phase of therapy that the Stretching the muscles extremely important.
In addition to hip arthrosis, several muscles involved in the hip joint are usually shortened and thus contribute to the clinical picture and restricted movement. Affected muscles are most often those that cause the hip joint to bend, spread apart, and rotate outward. There are several exercises that can be used to stretch this. Particularly popular: an exercise in which the patient lies on their back on a bench, over the edge of which they can let the affected leg hang down. The other leg is then pulled towards the body using the hands. This stretches the flexors in the hip.

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The hip joint is one of the joints that are exposed to the greatest stress.
The treatment of the hip (e.g. hip arthrosis, hip impingement, etc.) therefore requires a lot of experience.
I treat all hip diseases with a focus on conservative methods.
The aim of any treatment is treatment without surgery.
Which therapy achieves the best results in the long term can only be determined after looking at all of the information (Examination, X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, etc.) be assessed.

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The next goal through Sport for hip osteoarthritis is through the Building musclesto restore the force originally present in the joint. At this stage, passive exercise therapy and stretching therapy lose their importance and the patient is instructed in active muscle building training. This training / sport can take place on special devices (which can be found at physiotherapists but also in fitness studios) or with the help of, for example, a Theraband. Besides the Hip muscles should also Core muscles are strengthened, as these can also be affected by posture errors, which are usually unavoidable in the case of hip arthrosis. Above all, the coordination of the different muscle groups should be in the foreground of this training so that problem-free, painless movement can be regained in everyday activities.

The hip sport is in principle for people of all ages and in everyone Stage of hip arthrosis useful. In addition to the obvious effects, such as strengthening the muscles and relieving pain, it also serves to reduce the risk of injury and to regain more safety when standing and walking. In addition, such training programs often take place in groups, which also has the advantage that those affected can exchange ideas and often even enjoy their therapy.

Not only excessive loads are unfavorable, but also unusual loads that can occur in sports such as climbing, long-term loads, such as for example to jog, or very one-sided stresses in sport, some of which can be seen in squash, tennis or similar sports. These types of stress should be avoided as far as possible.

It's not just that a lack of physical activity negatively affects the course of an already existing one Hip osteoarthritis affects. Those who do sport regularly also reduce the likelihood of developing this clinical picture from the start. The primary arthrosis (which, in contrast to secondary osteoarthritis, arises without a clearly identifiable cause) is often the result of an imbalance between the load and the resilience of the hip joint. This mismatch often comes from the fact that a patient arrives Obesity suffers: This results in increased stress on the joint and at the same time, due to a lack of exercise, the corresponding muscles are often lacking to counteract this increased stress.