What exacerbates the pain in Hip osteoarthritis?

What exacerbates the pain in Hip osteoarthritis?

• A. Rest
• B. Non-weight-bearing activities
• C. Prolonged sitting
• D. Weight-bearing activities and movement.

Answer: (D)

Pain in hip osteoarthritis is largely mechanical. When the joint surfaces are worn, cartilage loss and bone-on-bone contact make the hip vulnerable to pain with loading. As you bear weight or move the hip, forces are transmitted through the damaged joint, stimulating pain receptors in the cartilage, bone, and irritated synovium. That’s why activities that load the hip and involve movement—walking, standing, stair climbing, bending, rising from a chair—tend to worsen symptoms. Rest or non‑weight-bearing activities unload the joint and usually relieve or lessen pain. Prolonged sitting may feel better at first due to reduced load, but stiffness can set in, and when movement resumes the pain is triggered again by those same loading forces. Hence, weight-bearing activities and movement best explain the pain exacerbation in hip OA.

Pain in hip osteoarthritis is largely mechanical. When the joint surfaces are worn, cartilage loss and bone-on-bone contact make the hip vulnerable to pain with loading. As you bear weight or move the hip, forces are transmitted through the damaged joint, stimulating pain receptors in the cartilage, bone, and irritated synovium. That’s why activities that load the hip and involve movement—walking, standing, stair climbing, bending, rising from a chair—tend to worsen symptoms. Rest or non‑weight-bearing activities unload the joint and usually relieve or lessen pain. Prolonged sitting may feel better at first due to reduced load, but stiffness can set in, and when movement resumes the pain is triggered again by those same loading forces. Hence, weight-bearing activities and movement best explain the pain exacerbation in hip OA.