IF YOUR BOTTOM STICKS OUT

IF YOUR reflection shows you are leaning forward and your bottom sticks out, then it’s possible you have early osteoarthritis of the hip. ‘You may not be in pain, but the arthritis may prevent extension of the hip joint so you don’t stand straight,’ says Kailash Desai, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at West Middlesex Hospital. ‘So, without realising it, you may compensate your posture by curving the back and sticking the bottom out.’ Exercise and weight loss may help manage the condition.