Hip Pain 3D

11 3D animated videos are available to view for Hip anatomy and related conditions, diseases, pains and injuries, which can be found listed under ” Pain Management,” “Orthopaedics” and “Complementary Medicine” in our Videos Library section. Also in this library there are a further 100 3D animated videos covering other conditions / complaints under the same headings. To view the Videos Library, please click  in the top right hand corner. 

Hip Anatomy 

The hip is the most stable joint in the body and is well protected. It is surrounded by muscle on all sides, but has wide range of motion. This ball and socket joint lies between the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the pelvis. 

The hip has multiple muscle attachments (back, abdomen, hamstrings, quadriceps, abductors and adductors, and gluteal muscles). Most of the muscles of the hip are shorter and fatter than those of the leg, and allow rotation and help stabilize the joint. Most hip injuries result from these small muscles being overused or pushed too hard. 

Hip Pain 

One of the most common causes of hip pain is inflammation of the bursa called hip bursitis. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that allows extra protection for the tendons as they move between two uneven surfaces. For example, in the hip, a bursa rests between the bony prominence over the outside of the hip (the greater trochanter) and the firm tendon that passed over this bone. When the tendon has to move over the bone and over the inflamed bursa it will result in pain. Because patients with hip bursitis move this tendon with each step, hip bursitis symptoms can be quite painful. Hip bursitis presents as the pain on the outside of the upper thigh. Management of hip bursitis is often focussed on balancing the function of hip, knee and pelvis thus eliminating the cause of the pain as well as local application of the cold laser directed on suppression of inflammation and accelerating healing of the soft tissues.