Signs that should alert you:

- Morning stiffness that improves with movement.
- Hip pain when walking, climbing stairs, or getting up.
- Difficulty putting on shoes, bending over.
- Rubbing or cracking sensation in the joint.
- Pains referred to the groin, thigh or knee.
- Muscle fatigue, balance problems, night pain or a feeling of heat in the hip .
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