A Woman's Perspective

Three times as many women suffer from hip pain, but men are more than twice as likely to have hip replacement surgery.¹

This is one of the key findings of a recent study comparing women’s and men’s experiences with hip pain and approaches to treatment. Other significant gender differences uncovered in the study include the following:

• Women are more likely to rate the level of their pain and its impact on their lives at 10 on a 10-point scale.
• Women are twice as likely to experience sleep issues due to pain.
• Women have far more trouble with day-to-day activities, such as going up and down stairs, standing in line, getting up out of a chair, and sitting for long periods.
• Women are far more likely to consult a chiropractor or acupuncturist to assist in their pain management.
• Women take more medications and pursue more therapies to treat their pain.

Even a woman’s reasons to consider hip replacement surgery are different than those of a man. They include a desire to regain an improved range of motion and ability to lay down pain free.

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Reference:
1. Data on file at DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2007.