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Get personal attention and expert hip impingement treatment to relieve your hip pain and stiffness.
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Hip impingement, also called femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), happens when the hip’s ball-and-socket joint doesn’t fit together as it should, creating friction. This condition causes hip pain and limits your movement — it can stop you from being as active as you’d like.
Our orthopedic specialists provide complete care to relieve hip pain and restore the range of motion in your hips. Our doctors specialize in joint problems, offering a wide range of the latest hip impingement treatments to get you moving again — without pain.
Hip impingement occurs when the hip bones don’t form as they should during childhood and teenage growth.
The main causes of hip impingement are:
In some instances, both pincer and cam impingement in the hip joint can cause hip impingement.
You may not notice symptoms of hip impingement until your hip joint cartilage becomes significantly damaged.
Symptoms include:
Without treatment, hip impingement can cause tears in the labrum, a ring of cartilage around the hip joint socket. It may also lead to hip osteoarthritis, a breakdown of hip joint cartilage.
Hip impingement treatment depends on the extent of damage to your hip joint. Treatment can range from nonsurgical approaches, like physical therapy and anti-inflammatory medicines, to hip impingement surgery.
We develop a personalized treatment plan that relieves symptoms and lets you continue to do the activities that mean the most to you.
We’re committed to your health and well-being, providing expert care from diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and beyond.
You get individual attention and a treatment plan that lets you lead the active life you envision.
Our innovative technologies and minimally invasive procedures help you feel better and heal faster.
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