Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment |Prevention After recovering from an injury, it’s important that you invest time and effort into prevention so that you don’t have to experience the pain of a hip pointer again. Although it’s impossible to alleviate all risk of a hip pointer, there are ways you can prepare yourself to avoid potential hip pointers. Use proper safety equipment...

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention When you experience a mild to severe hip pointer injury, the pain can really be excruciating. Thankfully, thereare several ways to gain relief from a common hip pointer that might surprise you with their effectiveness and speed. The most commonly accepted approach to treatment is the RICE technique (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) which is usually...

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention If you choose to see a doctor regarding your hip pointers, she will typically discuss your symptoms, your overall health, and how the injury happened. The doctor will check your injury site, but also the areas surrounding the bruising to make sure it is not a sign of a more serious injury (e.g., a fracture or internal injury). Previous | Next Related...

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention Common symptoms of a hip pointer include: skin discoloration (red/purple/blue/green/brown/yellow) swelling tenderness There are numerous possible causes of a hip pointer, however, let’s take a look at some of the most common causes: impact with external objects or other individuals bumps being struck or kicked equipment...

Overview | Symptoms | Severity | Treatment | Prevention A hip pointer injury is a deep bruise caused by impact or trauma to your hip, or technically to the iliac crest of your pelvis. Hip pointer pain can be intense. Because the hip is so close to the surface of the body, there isn't much padding in an impact situation – meaning the result can be deep bruising in both the bone and surrounding muscle....