Patient guide / Hip, pelvis and groin
Understanding hip, pelvic and groin pain
Pain in the same area can have different explanations. These guides explain the terms, care options and when to seek help. They cannot diagnose your condition.
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Hip osteoarthritis: understanding the condition and maintaining mobility
A stiff hip can make it difficult to take the first steps, take the stairs, or simply put on your socks. Osteoarthritis is a possible explanation. Understanding what's changing in the joint helps you choose realistic activities, care and goals, without reducing your future to an X-ray.
Read the guidePain and conditionsPain on the side of the hip: gluteal tendons and bursitis
Pain when touching the mattress, on stairs, or when standing on one leg may come from the tissues on the side of the hip. The word bursitis is common, but it does not explain all of these situations. The gluteal muscle tendons are often involved.
Read the guidePain and conditionsGroin pain and pubalgia in sport: understanding symptoms and returning to activity
Groin pain can appear during sprinting, shooting a ball or gradually over the course of training. Pubalgia is a broad term. Useful treatment begins by understanding the possible structures, how the pain progresses and the efforts you wish to regain.
Read the guidePain and conditionsHip impingement and labral problems: understanding symptoms and scans
The terms hip impingement or labral injury can be worrying on a report. They describe different situations that can occur together. Choosing care requires linking the symptoms to the examination, images and activities you want to return to.
Read the guidePain and conditionsHip dysplasia in adulthood: understanding care choices
Dysplasia means that the hip socket insufficiently covers the head of the femur. It can be discovered in a young adult or later. Understanding this particular form helps discuss rehabilitation and, where appropriate, options for specialized surgery.
Read the guidePain and conditionsPsoas pain and snapping hip: what does this click mean?
A hip may click when you raise your leg, stand up, or dance. The noise is sometimes painless; in other situations, it is accompanied by groin pain. Not all clicks come from the psoas and not all pain in the front of the hip is tendinitis.
Read the guidePain and conditionsPain behind the pelvis: sacroiliac joint, buttock and uncertainties
Pain near a dimple in the lower back or in the buttock is sometimes called pelvic locking or sacroiliac joint pain. Several structures can give similar symptoms. The assessment should keep these possibilities open and avoid concluding that your pelvis is displaced.
Read the guidePain and conditionsPelvic pain during and after pregnancy: understand symptoms and adapt movement
Turning over in bed, climbing stairs, or putting on pants can become painful during pregnancy. Pelvic girdle pain is a possible explanation, but not all pelvic pain has this origin. An assessment makes it possible to adapt activities and identify situations that are the responsibility of the maternity ward or the doctor.
Read the guidePain and conditionsCoccyx pain: understanding coccydynia and making sitting easier
Pain at the very bottom of the spine can make meeting, commuting, or moving from sitting to standing difficult. Coccydynia refers to pain around the coccyx. It may improve with adaptations, but persistent or unusual pain warrants investigation.
Read the guidePain and conditionsHip replacement: preparing for surgery and regaining independence
A hip prosthesis may be offered when pain and limitation become significant despite appropriate care. Preparation and rehabilitation concern both ordinary actions and exercises. The instructions of your surgical team always take precedence over the general guidelines on this page.
Read the guidePain and conditionsAfter a hip fracture: regain mobility and independence
A hip fracture often happens unexpectedly and can disrupt mobility, routines and life at home. Treatment and rehabilitation depend on the type of fracture and your health. This page accompanies the journey after a diagnosis and medical treatment.
Read the guidePain and conditionsHip, pelvis or groin pain: when to seek medical help?
This page helps you recognize situations that require medical help before exercising. It does not make a diagnosis and cannot exclude all emergencies. In Luxembourg, call 112 in case of a serious emergency or if you cannot get safe help in an urgent situation.
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