Going the Extra Mile for Hip Dysplasia
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Add these dates to your calendar!
June 20, 2020: Free, virtual, hip-friendly pilates class June 23, 2020: Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month Raffle
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Meet Lauren!
Read Lauren’s inspiring story! Lauren started her life as a tiny baby in the NICU (with three of her siblings!) and she has continued to overcome adversity as she has faced childhood and teenage years filled with orthopedic surgeries. Lauren had a PAO just two weeks ago! She is getting ready to return for her…
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Spread Hip Dysplasia Awareness All Month Long
Happy Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month 2020! Although we can’t be joining together in person to raise awareness this month, we hope everyone will find a sense of community and purpose in joining together virtually. Download one of our new Miles4Hips Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month 2020 Facebook frames. These frames were designed by a talented hip…
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It’s almost June!
Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month, 2020, is just around the corner! We have a whole month full of hip dysplasia fun, so check in with us as much as you can! We will be sharing daily stories, helpful resources, fun videos, and more! Visit us here or you can follow us on Instagram (@miles4hips) or Facebook.
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Emily’s Story
Hip dysplasia has been a part of my life since birth. At birth, in the late 80s, I was diagnosed with “clicky hips.” But due to other health issues, they were not the main priority at the time. I grew up in a very small town in southern Michigan, and access to specialists required at…
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Laura’s Story
“Yes we’ll do the arthroscopy to fix the labrum, but I’ll also need to do another surgery where we cut your pelvis into pieces and screw it back together.” Not what I was expecting to hear. I walked out of that office in a fog, terrified and wanting to speed up my other consults so I…
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Linda’s Story
My story is unfortunately not unlike many with this diagnosis of adult hip dysplasia. Growing up I had memories of pain in various parts of my body. Letters I had found in a recent clear out of my parents’ home noted significant back pain in high school. During volleyball season I was taken to a doctor…