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Are You Bothered By Hip Pain?
If you’re a younger or and Coral Springs, answers questions about identifying and of the joint. The most common root cause of a labral tear
middle-aged adult bothered treating painful labral tears. is onset over time due to physical activity combined with a
by hip pain, your first Question: What is a labral tear? bony abnormality.
thought is likely not about Answer: It is a tear in the ring of cartilage (labrum) in Question: Are certain groups more likely to have a labral
hip surgery – but you may your hip that cushions and seals the joint. tear?
need it. Many young, athletic Question : What causes it? Answer: Women are about twice as likely to experience
people are having hip surgery Answer: Trauma (from a car accident, for instance) can a labral tear, and it often happens in younger, active patients.
after finding out that a deep cause a labral tear. But it’s seen more frequently among Question: What are the symptoms?
cartilage tear is causing their athletes whose activities flex the hip while twisting – Answer: Many people can have a tear and not have any
mysterious, nagging pain. including yoga and Pilates. symptoms at all.
Cleveland Clinic Florida A variation of normal anatomy can cause a labral tear, as If you do notice a symptom, though, it’s typically pain
sports medicine specialist well. Often this is hip impingement, where the shape of the deep in the hip joint that doesn’t get worse when you push
Evan Peck, M.D., who sees patients in West Palm Beach hip causes abnormal contact between the ball and socket on the area. It often comes with certain activities (movement
in a particular direction, for instance).
Question: How do doctors diagnose a labral tear?
Answer: We can get most of the information we need
from a health history, examination and a good set of X-rays.
An MRI is often needed in order to confirm the diagnosis.
Question: What are the treatment options?
Answer: There are a few conservative treatments for a
labral tear, which are typically attempted for three to six
months to try to alleviate the pain.
These options include:
• Taking a break from activities that cause the pain
• Using anti-inflammatory medication
• Receiving a guided injection of cortisone into the hip joint
• Using physical therapy which unloads some of the pressure
from the hip joint
• Modifying activities to a lower, less painful level
Question: What if conservative treatment doesn’t help?
2022 Minor League Packages Answer: If these things aren’t working, we can do an
MRI to get a better idea of the pathology of the injury. This
shows whether there is cartilage damage, arthritis in the
joint or injury to other muscles that might cause problems.
Depending on how severe the symptoms are, your doctor
might recommend surgery to fix it.
If you are having hip pain deep in the joint that lasts for
more than a month and occurs with particular movements,
check with your doctor to see if you might have a labral tear.
The sooner you pinpoint and address the problem, the sooner
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To make an appointment with Dr. Peck or another
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