Can exercises help hip arthritis?
There is little evidence to suggest that hip arthritis can be prevented or caused by exercises or activities. There is no evidence that, once arthritis is present in a hip joint, any exercises will alter its course. However, exercise and general physical fitness have numerous other health benefits. Certainly, people who are physically fit are more resilient and, in general, are more able to overcome the problems associated with this condition. Physically fit people also tend to recover more quickly from surgery, should that eventually be necessary to treat the hip arthritis.Specifically, how is hip arthritis improved by total hip arthroplasty, hip resurfacing, and minimally-invasive hip surgery? Regardless of how the hip replacement is performed–either through a traditional incision, or through one of the recently-developed less-invasive incisions–the goals and possible benefits are the same: relief of pain, and restoration of function. The large majority (more than 90 percent) of hi
