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Hip Pain in Young Athletes
Recently, increased understanding of hip structural abnormalities has allowed specialists to better identify underlying hip conditions that previously went unrecognized and to more accurately diagnose hip problems in children, teens and young adults. Adolescent hip pain often strikes young athletes with structural abnormalities sooner than their less active counterparts, due to the stress their level of activity places on the hip, said Ernest L. Sink, M.D., co-director of the Center for Hip Preservation at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dr. Sink is also a member of the HSS Pediatric Orthopedic Service. His practice focuses on hip disorders and dysplasia in infants, children, adolescents and young adults.
Any persistent hip pain in adolescents and young adults isn’t normal and should be evaluated with an x-ray and physical exam to make sure there’s no underlying structural problem that needs treatment, Dr. Sink recommended.
In a recent online interview on the subject of adolescents and children with hip pain, Dr. Sink hoped to help patients, parents, coaches, physicians, and others to better understand the implications of chronic hip pain and its role in hip disease. Increasingly, early treatment of chronic hip pain in young athletes and performers may have a long term impact on the health and mobility of the hip. With improved imaging techniques and a careful physical evaluation, it is simpler to diagnose some of the more subtle problems that cause hip pain. These more accurate diagnostic capabilities combined with improved treatments make it possible for hip specialists to slow or halt the progression of degenerative hip disease, return patients to their chosen activities, and sometimes reduce the need for more extensive
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