Pain
Is My Hip Pain Coming From My Hip or My Back?
Key Takeaways Hip-joint pain tends to sit deep in the groin or front of the thigh and worsens with weight through the leg. Back-related pain more often spreads through the buttock and down the leg, and can change with how you sit or bend. Numbness, tingling or weakness in the leg points more towards the…
See MoreSudden Hip Pain With No Injury
Sudden hip pain with no injury? Dr Donald Cawthorne explains avascular necrosis, femoral neck stress fracture and transient osteoporosis of the hip.
See MoreHip Pain at Night and When Lying on Your Side: Why It Happens
Key Takeaways Lying on your side presses your body weight onto the outer hip, loading the gluteal tendons and bursa, which is why the pain often peaks in bed. The most common cause of outer hip pain at night is greater trochanteric pain syndrome; deeper groin pain suggests hip osteoarthritis, and buttock or leg pain…
See MoreHip Stiffness Putting On Shoes And Socks
Can’t reach your foot for socks and shoes? Learn why hip rotation is lost first in hip osteoarthritis, a home self-check and how MTP Health can help.
See MoreHip Replacement Pain That Isn’t Settling
Pain after a hip replacement that isn’t settling? Dr Donald Cawthorne explains what it can mean, how it is assessed and when revision is discussed.
See MoreDeep Buttock Pain: Tendon, Nerve Or Hip Joint
Deep buttock pain can come from the hamstring tendon, the sciatic nerve or the hip joint. Learn how to tell them apart and how MTP Health treats each one.
See MoreHip Pain After A Fall In Your 60s
Hip pain after a fall in your 60s may be a fracture, bone bruise or gluteal tendon injury. Dr Donald Cawthorne explains how to tell them apart.
See MoreOuter Hip Pain When Lying On Your Side
Outer hip pain when lying on your side is usually gluteal tendinopathy, bursitis or a tendon tear. MTP Health explains the causes, sleep fixes and next steps.
See MoreWhy Hip Problems Cause Groin Pain
Groin pain is often the hip joint, not a pulled muscle. Dr Donald Cawthorne explains why hip problems refer pain to the groin and what MTP Health can do.
See MoreKnee Pain With A Normal Knee Scan
Knee pain but a normal MRI? Dr Jonathan Negus explains how hip arthritis, lower back nerve roots and load present as knee pain, and what to do next.
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