Hip replacement surgery can be a life-changing procedure for anyone suffering from pain, stiffness and loss of function associated with arthritis, injury, or general wear and tear of the hip joint.

Hip replacement surgery, or hip arthroplasty, is a common procedure that can improve mobility and decrease pain in a hip joint that’s no longer functioning properly. The American College of ...

Modern hip replacements are nearly twice as likely as older hip replacements to last at least 25 years, suggests a study published in The Lancet. The authors of the systematic review and meta-analysis ...

Misty Copeland is focused on healing as she continues to recover from hip replacement surgery. The 43-year-old ballet icon, who confirmed in January that she underwent the procedure just weeks after ...

For Misty Copeland, the word "perfection" is always top of mind. But the ballerina, who was the first Black woman to serve as a principal dancer at the renowned American Ballet Theatre, took her final ...

Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought of as a surgery that mainly older people need, reports from previous years ...

You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years. This can come as a surprise; many people associate hip pain with old age. It can strike fear into ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Kevin Rinschler, a dedicated runner and fitness enthusiast ...

Hip pain can be hard to deal with. Not only can it cause soreness, stiffness, and inflammation, but it can interfere with critical day-to-day activities like walking and moving. If you’ve suffered ...

Hip replacement surgery recovery for older adults involves a complex, year-long journey that extends beyond physical healing, according to a Swedish study that followed 30 community-dwelling seniors ...

The year my sister Amy was invited to play Mrs. Claus in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was the same year Hugh had his hip replaced. “It somehow makes sense that these two things are happening ...

Curious what recovery really looks like after a hip replacement? Dr. Ayesha Abdeen, chief of hip and knee replacement surgery at Boston Medical Center, shares what to expect at every step along the ...