How to Treat Hip Pain in the Elderly

Hip pain in the elderly should first identify the cause of the disease, targeted physical therapy, drug therapy, surgical treatment. The causes of hip pain in the elderly include acute injury, synovitis of the hip joint, necrosis of the femoral head, etc. It is recommended to identify the cause of the disease before treatment and target treatment. 1. Acute injury: If the elderly patients fall when walking or exercising, it is easy to cause hip fracture. Acute injury should be iced, and after fracture, it needs to go to the hospital in time for reset and fixation, and surgical reset is also needed if necessary. 2. Hip synovitis: due to infection, trauma and other factors caused by hip synovitis, can show localized redness, swelling and pain in the hip joint, you can take ibuprofen and other drugs for anti-inflammatory pain, you can also use red light therapy to promote local blood circulation to relieve pain. 3. Necrosis of the femoral head: also known as ischemic necrosis of the femoral head, usually associated with the local blood supply is interrupted or blocked, the patient can show pain in the hip joint, limited movement and muscle spasms. The causes of hip pain in the elderly are many, and may also be related to osteoarthritis, bone and joint tumors, etc. If the symptoms continue to be unrelieved, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the disease, and the doctor will target the treatment. The use of the above drugs should be in accordance with medical advice.