I was diagnosed with hip dysplasia just two days after I was born. At first the doctors thought it was only affecting...
Hip Dysplasia (DDH)
Isabelle’s Story
Isabelle was born with bilateral hip dysplasia meaning both her hips were fully dislocated. She wasn’t breech, nor do...
Elise’s volunteer story update
I have been on very long health battle since I last wrote. Unfortunately, due to increased hip pain, I was unable to...
Bryony’s Story
"I've struggled with hip pain for as long as I can remember. I have loved all sports since being tiny and had a real...
Joshua’s Hip Dysplasia and Bilateral Talipes Story
Joshua was born naturally (but had to be induced by breaking my waters due to being late) with Hip Dysplasia and...
Jacob’s Perthes Story
Jacob developed Perthes Disease at 6 years old when he noticed sudden pain in his right hip and began to limp. This is...
Archie’s DDH story
Archie Andrew is now 21 months old, he was late being diagnosed with DDH in his left hip at 18 months old. This is...
Elise’s volunteer story
Elise, from Northern Ireland, became a Steps volunteer aged just 18 as she wanted to use her own experiences of a...
Elise’s story: femoral retroversion
Elise struggled with femoral retroversion, also known as hip retroversion which is a condition related to hip...