Condition Care
Hip Conditions
Image-guided treatment pathways for selected chronic hip pain conditions and joint inflammation.
Overview
Overview of Hip Conditions
Hip conditions may cause pain in the groin, outer hip, thigh, buttock, or even the knee. Arthritis and chronic inflammation can reduce mobility and make walking, sitting, or climbing stairs difficult.
AVC evaluates hip pain patterns and imaging to help determine whether a minimally invasive embolization approach may fit the patient and diagnosis.
Symptoms
Hip Conditions Symptoms
Symptoms vary from patient to patient, but these concerns often lead people to seek a focused evaluation.
- Hip, groin, thigh, or buttock pain
- Pain that worsens with walking or stairs
- Stiffness after sitting or resting
- Reduced range of motion
- Pain that limits daily activity or exercise
Treatment Options
Hip Conditions Treatment Options at AVC
Treatment depends on the diagnosis, imaging findings, symptom severity, and overall health.
FAQs
Top 10 Hip Conditions Questions
Hip conditions may cause pain in the groin, outer hip, thigh, buttock, or even the knee. Arthritis and chronic inflammation can reduce mobility and make walking, sitting, or climbing stairs difficult.
Common symptoms may include hip, groin, thigh, or buttock pain, pain that worsens with walking or stairs, stiffness after sitting or resting, reduced range of motion. A focused evaluation helps determine whether the symptoms match this condition or another cause.
Consider an evaluation when symptoms are persistent, worsening, limiting daily activity, or not improving with conservative care. Urgent symptoms should be handled by emergency care first.
The AVC team reviews symptoms, medical history, prior treatments, and imaging. Additional vascular or image-guided evaluation may be recommended when it helps guide next steps.
Treatment depends on the diagnosis, imaging findings, symptom severity, and overall health.
Hip Embolization is one related AVC treatment pathway that may be considered after evaluation. The specific recommendation depends on diagnosis, imaging, safety factors, and treatment goals.
AVC focuses on non-surgical, minimally invasive, image-guided procedures when they are appropriate. Some patients may still need medication, conservative care, surgery, or another referral depending on findings.
Candidacy depends on symptom pattern, imaging results, overall health, current medications, and whether the expected benefit outweighs risk. AVC reviews these factors before recommending a procedure.
Recovery varies by procedure and patient. Many outpatient image-guided procedures are designed for same-day care, and the care team explains activity limits and follow-up before treatment.
Request an appointment with AVC or send a referral so the team can review symptoms, imaging, and the most appropriate next step.