Kangatrainers go hip hop style to help hip dysplasia to be seen

Almost 80 Kangatrainers across Australia and New Zealand, are running Hip Hop themed Kanga sessions to coincide with Healthy Hips Week April 1 to 7, to raise awareness for hip dysplasia and support the work of Healthy Hips Australia. The Kanga community and participants of these sessions are asked to contribute to the cause.

8 children a day are diagnosed with hip dysplasia in Australia, and the incidence of late diagnosis is rising.

Late diagnosis means longer treatment, often months of restricted movement in a brace or plaster cast, a greater chance that painful, invasive surgery will be needed, and a higher risk of complications. All of which can, in many cases, be avoided if hip dysplasia is diagnosed and treated in the first few months of a person’s life.

Awareness and education are key to stemming this trend. Healthy Hips Australia’s Healthy Hips Week aims to increase awareness of hip dysplasia, so that nobody need unnecessarily face lengthy and painful treatments.

Join us in helping hip dysplasia, a common childhood condition, to be seen.