Causes of Hip Joint Pain

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Older adult holding hip and lower back

Is hip pain affecting your day to day activities? Hip problems can cause pain and are a common concern for many people, particularly as we get older and try to maintain an active lifestyle. The specific location of hip pain can help to pinpoint the underlying cause. This can include problems in the tendons, muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues surrounding the hip joint, or an issue in the lower back or spine. Hip pain can be felt in the outer hip, groin, or upper thigh. While hip problems are often associated with age, without proper care, anyone can develop a worn hip joint. The following maladies are frequent causes of hip joint pain problems:

Arthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of hip joint pain. This type of arthritis is when the ball and socket joint of your hip experiences wear-and-tear as you age. Osteoarthritis pain is mostly felt in the front of your thigh or in your groin. Its cause is swelling and inflammation in the joint. Other types of arthritis that are capable of causing hip pain are as follows.

  • Rheumatoid – Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic progressive disease that causes inflammation in the joints. This condition often affects smaller joints like the hands and wrists before it moves on to larger joints like the hips and knees. With RA hip pain, you’ll experience discomfort and stiffness in your groin and thigh.
  • Psoriatic – Psoriatic arthritis is a joint inflammation condition that affects people with the skin condition psoriasis. There are five different types of psoriatic arthritis based on location and how it affects the body. Hip pain can be caused by Symmetric Psoriatic Arthritis, Asymmetric Psoriatic Arthritis, or Spondylitis. Hip pain from these types of arthritis will exhibit itself as stiffness, inflammation, discomfort, swelling, and tenderness in the joint.
  • Septic – Septic arthritis is caused by bacteria entering the body through the bloodstream from another area of the body. The foreign bacteria enter the bloodstream and attack the joints causing inflammation and pain. Septic arthritis tends to affect one large joint of the body, such as a hip or knee.

Tendinitis

Tendons surrounding the hip connect the muscles to the joint. If you participate in sports or other strenuous activities, these tendons can become inflamed very easily. Tendinitis causes tenderness and pain just outside the joint. More specifically, tendinitis is caused by the repetition of a particular activity over time.

Bursitis

Bursitis is a painful condition that affects the small fluid-filled sacs that cushion the bones, tendons, and muscles in the hip joint. If you’re experiencing hip bursitis you’ll feel achy and stiff. And it will hurt when you touch or press on it. Bursitis could be a cause of hip joint pain.

Pinched Nerve

A pinched nerve is when too much pressure is applied to a nerve by surrounding tissues like bones, muscles, cartilage, or tendons. The pressure interrupts the nerve’s functions which results in pain, tingling, weakness, or numbness. Sciatica is a type of pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve. This nerve branches from your lower back, through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. This is one type of nerve pain that can be one of the causes of hip joint pain. Other pinched nerve causes include meralgia paresthetica, herniated disk, and sacroiliitis.

Hip pain can be inconvenient, but it doesn’t have to be a roadblock in your daily life. Having the strength and comfort to complete your normal routine, as well as enjoy fun activities is a fundamental part of your life. If hip discomfort persists, you may want to think about adding a natural daily joint supplement to your routine. Joint support supplements may help support joint mobility, a healthy inflammatory response, cartilage and joint structure, everyday flexibility, and the lubricating fluids in the joint — all of which help support everyday comfort in your hip.

How Flexcin Supports Everyday Joint Comfort

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At Flexcin we have been making all-natural joint care supplements since the year 2000, and have helped thousands of people take a more active role in their joint health. We provide US-made supplements with ingredients chosen to support a healthy inflammatory response and to support cartilage and joint structure. And, we offer it at a no-risk 90-day trial. If you try Flexcin and are unsatisfied with the results after taking it for three months, simply return the empty bottles for a full refund less shipping and handling.

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