Does Anyone Know What This Hip Pain Could Be??? Posted: 11-10-04 15:27pm
Hi everyone. I thought that someone here
might be able to help me or give advice.
I'm at my wits end and am just being
passed around from dr to Dr. I've have
sharp hip pain that started about 4 months
ago in my right hip. It then started in
my left about a month later. I noticed at
first it just felt tight. When it started
in my left leg it felt like it just
wouldn't stretch out all of the way when I
was walking. After I sat down for a
while, I would stand up and start walking
and get a twinge in what felt like deep
within the joint. I couldn't actually
push on anything and make it worse.
They've both gotten worse to the point
that when I stand up I have to walk for a
minute or so before they'll "stretch out"
enough for the pain to go away. I'm
basically always just having to limp it
off. I've had chronic back pain for 9
years after an accident also. When I lay
down or sit with weight on my right side,
the thigh gets horrible pins and needles
and then goes completely numb. I went to
an orthopedic dr who did xrays and an mri
of my hips sure that something would show
up but nothing. He's referring me again
to a physiatrist because he doesn't have a
clue. I've gotten to the point know where
my hips just constantly feel tight and
painful a lot. I can't walk normally at
all after I stand up. Physical therapy
did nothing. The only way that the dr can
make this pain occur manually is when i'm
laying on my back with my knee bent up
toward my chest and he pushes on my foot
and I push back against his hand (if that
makes any sense!). Sorry so long, I just
really hope I can find someone with
something similar or some advice! Thanks,
danielle
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swimmer
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 65 Location: Utopia
Posted: 11-10-04 15:34pm
Okay, I dont know if this will help, but ,
I think you need someone to talk to so-
swimming in college my one friend had
an arthritic hip- it was so bad that
sitting or standing for long periods of
time was hell for her- swimming was
sometimes not an option- now, you have
said that your ortho has done the x-rays
and such, but still...I know my friends
problem was due to a jagged edge on the
bone where her hips attached into the
socket- the only way she could swim, walk
stand sit was if someone stretched her
out- I dont know if this helps, but
maybe.....................
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Canadagirl
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Canada
Hip Pain Posted: 11-17-04 13:55pm
Hiya,
don't know if I can help... But I also
have similar symptoms for about 3 months.
Most of my hip pain is on the outside of
my hip - where the leg tendons meet the
hip. I will tell you that I have a form
of rheumatory arthritis, but my
rheumatologist thinks this is just a
sports injury...And not my arthritis.
I had the same gradual on-set, after a
major kayak expedition, combined with
local pain in my lower spine and also in
my knees.
I have similar symptoms - from sitting
down to standing up = major pain that I
have to walk off; and though it doesn't
hurt to exercise, the minute I stop I am
in even more pain if I sit down again.
Physio did nothing, neither did
acupuncture.
I think that I am getting better slowly
now, but the things that have helped me
ease the pain are:
stretching before I go to bed at night
after a hot bath (30 minutes - my lower
back, hamstrings, quads, hip flexors,
calves, glutes - lots of exercises on the
web) and doing the same stretches first
thing in the morning.
Also, I heard that a lot of hip injuries
are often more related to your lower
back... Than your hip...
Two other things that really helped me so
far... I got some deep massages done in
my legs. The first two killed me, but I
think I broke through harmful scar tissue
and now i'm much looser. Finally, to get
out of a chair, I use my arms to pull
myself out of the chair rather than the
strength of my hips - this helps a lot!
I"m not a doc so I don't know what's up
with your injury, but maybe the pain
management techniques I listed above will
help you out?
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ze paw
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 11 Location: thunder bay, ont
Hip Pains Posted: 04-21-05 17:55pm
Hi..
I too was in an accident and injured my
back,whiplash and head injuries. Because
it took the doctors so long, my spine has
twisted all the way down to my lower back.
My hips are now affected also.About 3
months ago I started seeing a
chiropractor,i go three times a week and
get massage therapy once a week. If you
find a chiro that is good im sure he can
help you. In the short time that ive been
seeing one I feel so much better.I can
walk normal most of the time and the pain
has greatly decreased. If you are sick of
the pain as much as I have been for the
last two and a half years, then trying
something new is worth a shot.
Good luck,hope you find some releif
ze paw
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chis1361
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 May 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Cape Town
Posted: 05-22-05 13:47pm
Sounds like either artritis/of collapse of
the femur head. Get a x-ray and have
orthopedic surgeon review exactly what
this pain might be. Cheers
