Ep 280: Should I worry about noisy joints? With Dr Danilo De Oliveira Silva

Does hip crepitus make a difference to the health of the joint? Does crepitus indicate damage, harm or progression of osteoarthritis? How should clinicians explain hip crepitus and its implications to patients? Today's guest addresses those questions and more in a deep dive on hip crepitus. Dr Danilo De Oliveira Silva (La Trobe University) discusses his JOSPT article, Self-Reported Hip Crepitus Is Prevalent in Football Players With Hip/Groin Pain, but Is It Associated With Early Hip Osteoarthritis Structural Features? A Longitudinal Study, with Dan and Marquis.

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RESOURCES

Self-reported hip crepitus - longitudinal study: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2025.13474

Beliefs and attitudes about hip crepitus: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41056730/