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12/01/2026 3:18 pm
“You might not realise how important it is or how much it does until it’s painful or restricted in some way, and you’re no longer able to use it in the same way that you could before,” says a physiotherapist, Dr Michael O’Brien from La Trobe University in Melbourne. A hip fracture, particularly in elderly people, can precede a serious decline in health, which makes maintaining hip health vital for healthy old age.