24 12, 2018

Everything You Need To Know About Hip Replacement Physical Therapy in Fort Myers, FL

By Dr. Scott Gray|December 24th, 2018|

Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint with arthritis and replaces it with an artificial joint often made from metal and plastic components. It usually is done when all other treatment options failed in providing the adequate relief from pain. Hip replacement surgery is becoming increasingly common. Around 3lakhs surgeries occur every year in the United States of America and this number is anticipated to get doubled by 2030. Despite the pervasiveness of the hip replacement surgeries today, it is always thoughtful to know the things to expect once your surgery is over. After your hips replacement surgery, physical therapy is very important. [...]

Everything You Need To Know About Hip Physical Therapy

By Dr. Scott Gray|August 29th, 2018|

Everything You Need To Know About Hip Physical Therapy Suffering from hip pain or a hip injury? Looking for treatment and not sure who you can trust? Consider hip physical therapy. In this articles we'll disclose what hip physical therapy is and what it consists of. However, before we do, we'll disclose the most common injuries and symptoms to the hip. Whether it is to run, dance, walk or just stand, your hipbone should be fully functional to support your day-to-day activities. When you suffer from chronic hip pain, it may make you feel that your life has been put on hold. There are a couple of reasons that make the diagnosis [...]

What Is Hip Bursitis?

By Dr. Scott Gray|April 7th, 2018|Tags: hip bursitis, hip pain|

Understadning Hip Bursitis... To understand what hip bursitis is, it is important to know what a bursa is. A bursa is a closed fluid-filled sac which helps in reducing friction between body tissues. The major bursae can be found adjacent to the tendons of the larger joints. The hips have two bursae, the trochanteric and ischial bursa. They are adjacent to the edges of femur and pelvic bones. When the bursa becomes inflamed, we say somebody has a condition called bursitis. The inflation may be due to pain in the hip or stiffness around the area. Causes of Hip Bursitis Bursitis can either be infectious or non-infectious. A non-infectious condition is a [...]