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Lifestyle changes Physical Management Treatment to Manage Pain Complementary Treatments Surgery What is the treatment? Including weight loss and exercise. Including physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Including tablets, you take by mouth, injections into the joint and self-help support. Including acupuncture and nutritional supplements. hip replacement surgery is usually for people with severe symptoms who have tried other treatments first. Lifestyle changes Physical Management Treatment to Manage Pain Complementary Treatments Surgery What is the effect on whether your Hip Arthritis gets worse? If you are overweight, losing some of this excess weight will help relieve some of the strain on your joints. This may help avoid further damage to your hip joint. Physical therapy does not prevent your hip arthritis getting worse. Strengthening your muscles may protect the joint from damage. Pain treatments such as paracetamol, NSAIDs, corticosteroid injections and self-help support will not stop your hip arthritis getting worse. Effective pain treatment can stop your pain from getting worse. There is no evidence that complementary treatments can stop your hip arthritis from getting worse. There hasn't been much research in this area. Surgery is usually for people who have severe symptoms and have tried other treatments without success. Surgery replaces the damaged or its surface. The new joint will age and may eventually need to be replaced. Surgery can improve the position of the joint which can relieve stress on other joints in the body.
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