Miles4Hips is a patient-driven, collaborative initiative between individuals affected by hip dysplasia and the International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI). The IHDI is the global leader in educational, research, and technological initiatives aimed at prevention, early diagnosis, and innovative treatment options to minimize the long-term impacts of hip dysplasia for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. We are dedicated to raising awareness of adolescent and adult hip dysplasia, supporting the efforts of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI), providing information and resources for the adolescent and adult hip dysplasia community, and promoting the enjoyment of movement and miles in all people for healthy hips and minds.
Miles4Hips is a patient-driven, collaborative initiative between individuals affected by hip dysplasia and the International Hip Dysplasia Institute (IHDI). Read more about our mission, vision and goals.
Danielle struggled through years of misdiagnosis and failed lower body orthopedic surgeries before finally getting accurately diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Danielle had a PAO and is focusing on returning to life as a college student.
Henry’s Mom, Monique, shares about her son’s bilateral hip dysplasia diagnosis. He has undergone bracing, traction, and surgeries in his early life and never seems to stop smiling in spite of it all.
It’s time for our next quiz! Go to https://forms.gle/LBESwaa6eaVcHiwk7 to take the quiz, and enter for a chance to win a prize at the end of the month! One entry per quiz, entries due by 6/29. The topic of our second quiz is adult surgical treatments, and the answers can be found at:
Coley shares the story of her PAO, non-union and THR, and how her volunteer work with service dogs for veterans and first responders helped her through this.
Do you have questions about nutrition and its role in surgery recovery? Check out our great resource on nutrition written by Claire, who is a physiotherapist in the UK. She goes over nutrition basics, the effects of surgery on our body, and some recommendations to help prepare and recover from surgery. This information is meant for informational […]
Caroline started having hip surgeries in her teenage years, and her journey is not yet over. She talks about the impact hip dysplasia has had on many aspects of her life and why it is so important to raise awareness to that others know this diagnosis expands beyond dogs and babies.
Join us for an “Easter Egg Hunt” to find the sticker in the picture on our website. The sticker can be found in one of The Expert Patient: Resources BY Patients FOR Patients. Once you find it use the google form below to submit your entry and be entered in a drawing to win a Prize. […]
Jade, from Western Australia, shares her hip dysplasia story of her diagnosis then PAO, THR and hip arthroscopy.
Danielle struggled through years of misdiagnosis and failed lower body orthopedic surgeries before finally getting accurately diagnosed with hip dysplasia. Danielle had a PAO and is focusing on returning to life as a college student.
Henry’s Mom, Monique, shares about her son’s bilateral hip dysplasia diagnosis. He has undergone bracing, traction, and surgeries in his early life and never seems to stop smiling in spite of it all.
It’s time for our next quiz! Go to https://forms.gle/LBESwaa6eaVcHiwk7 to take the quiz, and enter for a chance to win a prize at the end of the month! One entry per quiz, entries due by 6/29. The topic of our second quiz is adult surgical treatments, and the answers can be found at:
Coley shares the story of her PAO, non-union and THR, and how her volunteer work with service dogs for veterans and first responders helped her through this.
Do you have questions about nutrition and its role in surgery recovery? Check out our great resource on nutrition written by Claire, who is a physiotherapist in the UK. She goes over nutrition basics, the effects of surgery on our body, and some recommendations to help prepare and recover from surgery. This information is meant for informational […]
Caroline started having hip surgeries in her teenage years, and her journey is not yet over. She talks about the impact hip dysplasia has had on many aspects of her life and why it is so important to raise awareness to that others know this diagnosis expands beyond dogs and babies.
Join us for an “Easter Egg Hunt” to find the sticker in the picture on our website. The sticker can be found in one of The Expert Patient: Resources BY Patients FOR Patients. Once you find it use the google form below to submit your entry and be entered in a drawing to win a Prize. […]
Jade, from Western Australia, shares her hip dysplasia story of her diagnosis then PAO, THR and hip arthroscopy.