Brooke Shields is truly a “glass half-full” kind of person. Only someone like her could view snapping her femur in a freak gym accident, undergoing not one, but two surgeries, and being hospitalized ...

Your hips are one of the largest joints in your body that bears weight. They’re the reason you can walk, squat down, twist, turn, and carry heavy items. Hips are ball-and-socket joints. They’re the ...

Q: I started an exercise routine a few weeks ago and I have started hearing a snapping sound in my hip during some of my exercises. What can this be? A: The hip, the largest weight-bearing joint in ...

Geoff Neupert demonstrates the midpoint position of the hip bridge, which is a good exercise to prevent hip injuries from running or working out. Christine T. Nguyen Herald-Sun Q. I either run or work ...

Hip impingement is a condition where the ball and socket of the hip joint do not fit together as they should. In serious cases, surgery can repair the joint and resolve symptoms. The medical term for ...

Hip replacement surgery, also called total hip arthroplasty, involves removing damaged bone and cartilage in your hip and replacing it with artificial parts. During a total hip replacement, your ...

Your hip is a deep ball-and-socket joint where your thigh bone fits securely into your pelvis. When you have hip instability, your thigh bone may feel like it doesn’t fit into the hip socket securely.