A new and unique service for those suffering from hip problems

Hip and groin pain are the source of frequent complaints from both young and older people. Physical exercise and extreme or competitive sports can lead to intense pain and limitations in functioning or real difficulty in performing simple, everyday tasks such as walking, driving, or extended sitting. A new service has opened at the Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, which includes diagnosis by a hip preservation specialist, a thorough assessment in accordance with the patient’s complaints, a physical examination including designated and specific tests as well as medical imaging, so as to find all possible causes of the pain.

Service director is Dr. Lior Laver, a specialist in sports medicine and hip preservation, who studied for his sub-specialty in sports medicine with the Barcelona football club’s orthopedist. He later carried out clinical research in his sub-specialty of sports medicine at Duke University in the USA, completed his residency at the world’s leading and most advanced centers for hip and knee preservation in England, and worked as a doctor for sports teams in the leading clubs in Israel and overseas.

Dr. Lior Laver in the new clinic at Hillel Yaffe

The new service also includes treatment for developmental problems of the hip, for which no solution has been offered until now in Israel for young adults (aged 16-40). Sometimes the solution to these problems is complex surgery to change the pelvic structure, another area in which Dr. Laver has specialized.

Director of the Orthopedics B Department, Dr. Yaron Berkowitz: “The service in our clinic essentially offers the full spectrum of hip preservation and provides a complete solution to those suffering from hip and groin problems, beginning with the diagnosis stage, through treatment, and to the point of full return to activity. We are the only place in Israel to combine all treatments in one place, without the patient having to run and transfer between several institutes and clinics for tests, medical imaging, and complementary treatments.”

It should be noted that a wide range of conservative and surgical treatments for hip problems exist, including changing type of activity, physiotherapy treatments, and hip arthroscopy – a minimally invasive surgical treatment in which an arthroscope (camera) is inserted around the hip for diagnosis and treatment of the problem. To schedule an appointment at the Hip and Hip Preservation Clinic, call *6742. Please bring a referral and financial commitment form from your medical insurer (HMO).