Hip

Most people do not see a physician for a snapping hip unless they are experiencing pain while they walk; when pain is noticeable most treatment is nonsurgical.

A hip strain occurs when you pull a muscle in your hip. Depending on your symptoms, treatment for a hip strain is non-surgical and can be treated at home.

Hip bursitis occurs when the bursa in your hip becomes inflamed. Surgery is rare for hip bursitis, there are a variety of nonsurgical treatments you can try.

Surgery is needed for some cases of knee and hip osteoarthritis. But some can be treated with non-operative alternatives like medication, exercise and diet.

Most hip fractures are treated with surgery, but in extremely rare cases some broken hips can be treated non-surgically depending on the severity of symptoms.

You may want a total hip replacement when the pain and function of your hip isn’t letting you have a great quality of life and you want function to be restored.

Toxic synovitis is a temporary inflammation of the hip, which can cause limping, and pain in a child’s hip and leg. Treatment options are usually nonsurgical.

Terrified of the idea of hip replacements at a young age, Melissa found herself at OrthoIndy. After surgery, she is back to normal life of fun with her family.

Chastity’s list of accomplishments since her hip replacements: she can walk up to ten miles at a time, go down water slides, ride horses and go to the beach.

After total hip replacement surgery Paul has been able to return to his active volunteer duties and gets in and out of his Lotus Super 7 sports car with ease.

When Monica was no longer able to do the thing she loved, cheerleading, she knew she needed a change. Dr. Monesmith consulted her for a hip replacement.

After about a year of experiencing severe pain in his hip, Terry decided to seek a diagnosis and treatment from OrthoIndy hip surgeon, Dr. Frank Kolisek.