Chronic hip pain has a way of touching everything — how you walk, how you sleep, how far you’re willing to go in a day. When arthritis is behind it, the conversation often jumps straight to hip replacement. But replacement isn’t the only way to get relief, and for many patients it isn’t the first step that makes sense.
Why the hip becomes a chronic pain source
The hip is a deep, weight-bearing ball-and-socket joint. Osteoarthritis, old injuries, and decades of load gradually wear its surfaces. As cartilage breaks down, the joint’s sensory nerves fire constant pain signals — the deep groin or buttock ache that arthritis sufferers know well.
How Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy relieves hip pain
Instead of replacing the joint, Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® targets the specific nerves carrying pain from the hip. Using plasma energy delivered through a single 4mm opening under twilight sedation, it destroys those pain signals while leaving the joint itself intact.
Because nothing is removed or implanted, the procedure is far less invasive than replacement:
- A 4mm incision instead of a large open surgery.
- Twilight sedation instead of general anesthesia.
- Outpatient — home the same day.
- Most patients back to normal activity the next day.
A joint-preserving philosophy
The goal at Deuk Joint Institute is simple: eliminate the pain while preserving your natural joint and your mobility. For patients who want to avoid major surgery — or who have other health factors that make replacement risky — treating the pain nerves directly can be a powerful option.
Find out if it can help your hip
Not every hip is a candidate, and an honest evaluation matters. Dr. Ara Deukmedjian personally reviews every MRI submitted to Deuk Joint Institute — at no cost — and will tell you whether Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy is a realistic option for your hip pain.
Learn more about hip pain treatment with noninvasive surgery or submit your MRI for a free review.
