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Prevention

• Avoid activities that raise one of your hips above the other for extended periods of time, like running on an uneven surface. Running on a treadmill can keep your hips level.

• Warm up before exercising and cool down afterward. Stretch your hips, low back, and thighs.

• Avoid falls.

• Wear hip pads for contact sports like football and hockey. For those at high risk for a hip fracture, pads with a streamline design can be worn in undergarments.

• Learn how to prevent osteoporosis.

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Review Date: 3/19/2007
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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