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Hip preservation care for Rockwall & Dallas

Preserve Your Natural Hip. Stay Active Longer.

For runners, lifters, golfers, pickleball players, active parents, and athletes with groin or front-hip pain, clicking, pinching, stiffness, or early joint changes who are looking for preserve-first answers close to Rockwall.

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The core idea

Hip pain does not automatically mean your active life has to shrink.

Hip preservation focuses on finding the source of pain early, matching it to your activity goals, and determining whether the natural joint can still be protected, repaired, or supported.

Too young for hip replacement?

Get a preservation-focused evaluation before you assume the worst.

Many active patients are not looking for a generic joint-replacement conversation. They want to know what is causing the pain, whether the joint is still protectable, and how treatment can support the activities they care about.

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    Start with the cause

    Groin pain, pinching, clicking, and stiffness are mapped to exam findings, activity triggers, and imaging.

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    Protect what is still healthy

    The discussion centers on joint health, cartilage status, mechanics, and whether preserve-first options are reasonable.

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    Plan around real life

    Running, lifting, golf, pickleball, work, travel, and parenting goals are part of the evaluation—not an afterthought.

Start with what you feel

Does This Sound Like Your Hip Pain?

Many preservation patients are active, busy, and frustrated because symptoms show up during the exact movements they care about most.

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Groin or front-hip pain

Deep discomfort that appears with running, squatting, cutting, or sitting.

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Clicking or catching

Mechanical sensations that make the hip feel stuck, unstable, or unreliable.

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Pain after sitting

Hip stiffness or sharp discomfort after driving, working, or sitting for long periods.

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Activity-limiting symptoms

Pain during stairs, sports, workouts, golf, tennis, pickleball, or daily movement.

60-second symptom guide

Build Appointment Notes Before You Book.

Select what you are feeling. This tool does not diagnose you, but it helps organize the details that matter: where it hurts, what triggers it, and what activities you want back.

Educational only. This tool is not medical advice, does not create a doctor-patient relationship, and cannot determine whether you need treatment.
Step 1 of 3

Where do you feel it most?

What tends to trigger it?

Your appointment notes

Select a pain location and activity trigger to generate a useful appointment note.

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What is hip preservation?

A preserve-first approach for the natural hip.

Hip preservation is the evaluation and treatment of hip conditions with the goal of maintaining the natural joint whenever appropriate. It is especially relevant for younger or active patients with structural hip problems, sports injuries, labral tears, FAI, dysplasia, or early joint changes.

01 Find the source of pain

Symptoms are connected to exam findings, imaging, and the patient’s activity goals.

02 Explore preservation options

Care may involve education, therapy, injections, arthroscopy, or other treatment pathways when appropriate.

03 Choose the right long-term path

When preservation is not the best option, the next step is discussed honestly instead of forcing one procedure into every situation.

Common reasons active adults seek care

Hip Conditions We Help Evaluate.

Each condition is framed around symptoms active patients actually notice, then connects to deeper education when the patient is ready.

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Hip Dysplasia

Common signs: overload, instability, aching after activity, and early joint changes in a hip that still feels worth protecting.

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Athletic Hip Pain

Common signs: pain with mileage, lifting depth, golf rotation, pickleball pivots, tennis, stairs, or active parenting.

Learn more about athletic hip pain

Treatment philosophy

Preserve when possible. Replace only when necessary.

The goal is not to push one procedure. The goal is to understand your hip structure, symptoms, cartilage health, lifestyle, and long-term path.

1ListenSymptoms & sport goals
2EvaluateExam, X-rays & MRI
3PlanPreserve-first options
4MoveReturn with clarity
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What happens next

A focused evaluation turns hip pain into a clear plan.

The symptom guide helps you organize the story. Your visit is where those details are matched with an exam, imaging, activity goals, and a realistic treatment path.

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Map the pain pattern

Location, triggers, clicking, stiffness, training changes, and activity limits are reviewed together.

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Connect symptoms to imaging

X-rays, MRI, exam findings, and prior reports help narrow the source of pain.

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Discuss the right path

Options may include education, therapy, injections, arthroscopy, preservation planning, or another path when that is the better long-term answer.

Before your visit, jot down:
  • Where the pain starts and where it travels
  • Movements that trigger pinching, clicking, or stiffness
  • How long symptoms have been changing
  • Prior X-rays, MRI images, or reports if available
  • The sport, workout, job, or daily activity you want back
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Appointment tip

Bring prior imaging if you have it, plus the movements you most want to return to.

Dr. Umar Burney, orthopedic surgeon

Meet the specialist

Umar Burney, MD, MBA

Sports medicine mindset. Full-spectrum hip decision-making.

Dr. Burney’s experience across sports medicine, hip preservation, anterior hip replacement, and complex hip care helps active patients understand whether preserving the natural hip is reasonable—or whether another treatment path may provide the best long-term outcome.

Hip PreservationProtect the natural joint when appropriate
Sports MedicineActive-patient mindset
Full-Spectrum Hip CareHonest options, not one-size-fits-all
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Questions patients ask

Hip Preservation FAQ.

Clear answers help patients feel more prepared before an evaluation.

Hip preservation is care aimed at protecting the natural hip joint whenever appropriate. It may include diagnosis, education, non-surgical care, injections, arthroscopic procedures, or other treatment planning based on the patient’s condition.

No. It is often discussed with younger and active adults, but candidacy depends on symptoms, imaging, joint health, activity goals, and clinical evaluation—not age alone.

Some patients may be able to delay or avoid replacement, while others may ultimately be better served by another treatment path. The purpose of evaluation is to identify the most appropriate path for your specific hip.

Patients may report groin pain, clicking, catching, pinching, stiffness, pain with squatting or sitting, or discomfort during sports. These symptoms are not diagnostic by themselves and should be evaluated by a clinician.

If you already have X-rays, MRI, or reports, bring them. If not, the care team can guide next steps based on your evaluation.

Care is available through Orthopaedic Specialists of Dallas locations serving Rockwall, Forney, Royse City, and the Dallas area.

Locations & appointments

Focused Hip Preservation Care Near Rockwall.

Convenient appointment access for patients in Rockwall, Forney, Royse City, and the greater Dallas area.

Next step

Find out whether your natural hip still has preservation options.

Schedule a hip preservation evaluation and bring your symptom notes, activity goals, and prior imaging if available.

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