Pain or discomfort in the hip joint—where the thigh bone meets the pelvis—can range in intensity from mild to severe and is common in women, especially women who are middle-aged or older.

People should contact a doctor about hip pain that affects sleep or daily activities or lasts longer than 2 weeks. People with severe pain, difficulty walking, or loss of feeling should seek ...

Women with chronic pelvic pain experience discomfort anywhere below the belly button and between the hip bones for six months. The pain can vary. For some, sharp and stabbing pain (sometimes like ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Gabapentinoids -- ...

Patients 50 years of age or older who had severe hip osteoarthritis and an indication for total hip replacement on the basis of hip pain ... 50% were women, and the median duration of hip symptoms ...

Total hip replacement results in superior reduction in hip pain and improved hip function at six months compared with resistance training among patients aged 50 years or older with severe hip ...

For people with severe symptomatic hip osteoarthritis ... the mean age of participants was 67.6 years, and half were women. The average duration of hip pain was a median of 1.7 years.

Conclusions In this population-based study of middle-aged men and women, leisure time physical activity showed no consistent overall relationship with incidence of severe knee or hip OA ...

Hip pain can occur due to various reasons, from injuries, muscle strain, or underlying health conditions, like arthritis. Both men and women can experience hip pain, but it could be more prevalent ...