Good News for Hurting Hips
If your hips hurt, you might be worrying that today’s arthritis is tomorrow’s hip-replacement surgery.
But it’s quite possible that the pain stems from something other than arthritis. Here’s one quick way to figure out the cause.
Front or Sides?
If the pain comes from the front of the hips (the groin area), chances are it really is arthritis. But if you’re feeling some tenderness along the sides, tendonitis or bursitis may be to blame, say RealAge experts Mehmet Oz, MD, and Michael Roizen, MD, in their recently updated best-seller YOU: The Owner’s Manual.
Source: Yahoo News – click here for full article
