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Diagnosis & Evaluation
Hip Exam & Gait AnalysisHip X-ray & MRIDiagnostic Hip Injection
Non-Surgical Care
Hip Physical TherapyHip Pain MedicationHip Activity & Weight Plan
Injections & Orthobiologics
Cortisone Hip InjectionPRP Hip InjectionTrochanteric Bursa InjectionHip Nerve Ablation
Hip Arthroscopy & Preservation
Hip ArthroscopyHip Labral RepairFAI SurgeryGluteus Medius Tendon RepairPeriacetabular Osteotomy (PAO)
Hip Replacement
Total Hip ReplacementAnterior Hip ReplacementOutpatient Hip ReplacementHip ResurfacingRevision Hip Replacement
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Diagnosis & Evaluation

Find out exactly where your hip pain comes from

How does a hip specialist diagnose hip pain?

A hip specialist diagnoses hip pain with a hands-on exam that includes gait analysis, range of motion and tests such as FADIR and FABER, plus standing pelvis X-rays. An MRI or MR arthrogram shows labral tears and tendon problems, and an image-guided numbing injection confirms whether pain comes from the hip joint or elsewhere.

Hip pain is easy to misread, because the lower back, the pelvis and the tendons around the hip all send pain to the same places. Dr. Stride checks the hip, the spine and the knee at every first visit, reviews X-rays taken while you stand, and orders advanced imaging only when it will change the plan. Most patients leave with a clear diagnosis and a next step.

Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Stride, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon
Last reviewed October 2026
Dr. Stride walking a patient through a pelvis X-ray on the screen

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Diagnosis

Hip Exam & Gait Analysis

A hip exam with an orthopedic hip specialist is a hands-on check of range of motion, labral and impingement signs, tendon strength and walking pattern.

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Hip X-ray & MRI

Hip X-rays and MRI answer different questions.

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Diagnostic Hip Injection

A diagnostic hip injection places a numbing medicine directly into the hip joint under ultrasound or X-ray guidance.

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Compare your options

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Arthroscopy vs Replacement

Hip arthroscopy and hip replacement treat different problems.

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Cortisone vs PRP

Cortisone and PRP hip injections work differently.

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Hip pain these treatments help

Hip pain · Front of hip

Pain in the Front of the Hip and Groin

Front of hip and groin pain usually comes from inside the hip joint itself.

Causes & treatment →Hip pain · Back of hip

Pain in the Back of the Hip and Buttock

Pain in the back of the hip and buttock most often comes from the lower back, such as a pinched nerve or sciatica, or from the sacroiliac joint.

Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptom

Is It Your Hip or Your Back?

Hip joint pain is usually felt in the groin or front of the thigh and flares with putting on socks or getting out of a car.

Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptom

Hip Clicking, Popping and Snapping

Hip clicking or snapping, called snapping hip syndrome or coxa saltans, usually comes from a tendon sliding over bone.

Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptom

Hip Pain When Walking

Hip pain when walking is most often caused by hip osteoarthritis, which brings a groin ache and a limp, or by gluteal tendinopathy, which causes outer hip pain.

Causes & treatment →Hip pain · symptom

Pain After Hip Replacement

Pain after hip replacement is normal for the first several weeks and usually fades steadily over about 3 months.

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