Hip Hop 5k/10k

Makayla was born with Bilateral Hip Dysplasia, but we didn't know it until she was about 3 months old. After a few months of trying non-surgical treatments, it was determined that Makayla would need an Open Reduction to correct her right hip. She had her surgery at 7 months old and spent the next 3 months in a Spica cast (a cast that went from her chest to her ankles).
Makayla is now 4 years old and has had healthy hip checkups since her surgery. She enjoys running and playing like any other normal 4 year old and also loves her Gymnastics class!
This race is one that is near and dear to our hearts as it directly benefits the Hip Program at Boston Children's Hospital - a program which consists of some of the greatest hip dysplasia surgeons around (one of which who now feels more like family than Makayla's physician)!

About Hip Hop 5k/10k
Help us reach our fundraising goal by race day!! The Hip Hop 5K/10K seeks to raise awareness and funding for all those battling hip dysplasia from new borns to adults. Hip Dysplasia affects thousands of people each year from newborns to adult and is the #1 cause of hip arthritis. It is a painful process where the ball slips in and out of the socket, which causes the hip to wear out much faster than normal. Think of a car's tires and how they wear out faster when the car is out of alignment. Surgery to treat the condition is long, painful, and invasive and multiple surgeries are needed more often than not. Life- long disability can result and regardless of the length of treatment, the financial, emotional, and physical impact on families and patients is severe. More than 90% of the young and older adult cases can't be diagnosed in childhood by the current methods of screening and the three most common words heard in the process of treating hip dysplasia are "I don't know." The Hip Hop 5K seeks to play a lead roll in changing that.

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