The head of your femur, or thighbone, is shaped like a ball that fits into the socket of your pelvis. The labrum is a ring of cartilage along the edge of the socket that gives stability to the hip ...

A hip labral tear occurs when a piece of cartilage that surrounds the hip joint tears. This causes pain and instability in the hip joint. Certain people may be more likely to develop a hip labral tear ...

A hip labral tear is an injury to the ring of cartilage (the labrum) around the hip socket. The labrum is essential for hip joint stability. The cartilage rim deepens the socket and holds the leg bone ...

Hip stability is critical for runners. It helps enforce proper biomechanics as you repeatedly land on a single leg, reducing risk of injury throughout your lower body. And the labrum, a ring of strong ...

Struggling with hip joint pain can make every step feel like a challenge. To find real relief and get back to enjoying your days, it’s helpful to understand hip joint pain causes. Most commonly, hip ...

A 2008 survey of hip injuries in the NFL introduced the “sports hip triad,” consisting of a hip labral tear, adductor injury and rectus abdominis injury. This concept highlights the frequent ...

Sudden hip pain, shooting pain, a dull ache — all can be symptoms of issues involving your hip. The hip joint contains the ball of the thigh bone and the pelvis socket. It’s held in place with strong, ...

Imagine you’re training for a marathon, and suddenly you develop a pain in your hip. It may hurt when you run, during daily activities, or when you sleep, and sometimes it also aches or throbs. One ...

Doing exercises such as the hip bridge may help stave off hip injuries from overuse. Christine T. Nguyen Herald-Sun Q. I am a 40-year-old athletic trainer who has had a mild ache in my left hip for ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a connective tissue disorder that affects collagen quality. It can severely affect a person’s joints, including the hips. The collagen in the hip joint not being as ...

Women are more prone to hip pain due to hormonal changes and a limited range of motion. Osteoarthritis, bursitis, and tendinitis are common causes of hip pain in women. You may get treatments like ...

This week we are going to discuss a condition that is sometimes missed on a clinical exam but is very important to identify in order to prescribe proper treatment—the labral tear of the hip. Labral ...