One of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints, the hip is where the thigh bone meets the pelvis to form a ball-and-socket joint. The hip joint consists of two main parts: Femoral head – a ball-shaped piece of bone located at the top of your thigh bone, or femur. What areRead More →
Contraction of the iliacus and psoas major produces flexion of the hip joint. When the limb is free to move, flexion brings the thigh forward. When the limb is fixed, as it is here, flexion of both hips brings the body upright. The other two muscles which help in hipRead More →
The inner and outer thigh also give the legs stability. Men should train the adductor to help give them a stronger squat. Adding these machines to your leg routine will help supplement existing exercises to achieve your overall fitness goals. Are hip adductors or abductors stronger? Comparison between the abductorRead More →
Hip dips are an indentation where your hip meets your thigh — and don’t worry, they’re perfectly normal. Hip dips have been getting a lot of attention lately, but not everyone is clear on whether they’re good or bad. … “There’s nothing you can do to get rid of hipRead More →
The hip joint (see the image below) is a ball-and-socket synovial joint: the ball is the femoral head, and the socket is the acetabulum. The hip joint is the articulation of the pelvis with the femur, which connects the axial skeleton with the lower extremity. Where is your hip joint?Read More →
Growing Up Hip Hop is returning for a sixth season on WE tv. The cable channel has announced a premiere date for the episodes which will feature some new faces. What channel is growing up in hip hop on? When is ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ on? “Growing Up Hip Hop”Read More →
Patients diagnosed with hip impingement syndrome can preserve their hip joint through a combination of nonsurgical and surgical treatment methods. Surgery is often recommended if nonsurgical methods have failed to reduce symptoms. Does Cam impingement need surgery? If hip impingement syndrome causes significant pain and symptoms don’t improve with nonsurgicalRead More →
The femoral neck is the region of the femur bounded by the femoral head proximally and the greater and lesser trochanters distally (shown below). A femoral neck fracture is intracapsular, that is within the hip joint and beneath the fibrous joint capsule. What are the symptoms of a femoral neckRead More →
Faced with a lack of economic opportunity, as well as rising crime and poverty rates, the young people in the Bronx and nearby communities began creating their own kinds of cultural expressions. These forms of expression would come together to form the four pillars of hip hop. Why is theRead More →
True hip pain is most commonly felt in the groin, because that is where the hip joint is. Sometimes it is felt also in the thigh or knee because of what is called referred pain, which is pain felt in a place other than at the source of the pain.Read More →