it started about last night and its just constant hard pain in my right hip just right in the middle of my hip everytime i walk it hurts and ive taken advill but dont know what to do, can ANYBODY help me?!?!
2006-08-17 15:01:06 · 6 answers · asked by jaimeblondz 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It could be several things. If your piriformis muscle, which attaches to your sacrum and travels diagonally to the top of the top bone in your leg (the femur), is tight, stretching will help. Lay down, bend your knee and bring your leg up and then over your middle. Stretch that area gently and relax into each stretch. If its the lower back muscles, QL area, then bending over with slightly bent knees and relaxing into that stretch will help that area. (Like touching your toes, but knees must be slightly bent. Also, you would want to twist slightly to left and then right, while you're touching your toes, or as close as you can get to touching them. Also, raise your hand and arm and then lean to oppostie side to get stretch on side and low back area. Another problem could be your iliacus muscle which is inside the hip bone. A massage therapist can massage all of these areas, find which are a problem, could be more than one muscle group involved. They will stretch you out too, it all will be great. Find a therapist in your area that does Sports Massage, they would be great for hip problems. But, if nothing else, be sure to sit on a cold gel pack preferably, if you don't have that, ice of some sort. Ice takes pain away. Athletes live for ice to deal with pain. If you have inflammation in the tissues, you could make your problem worse by using heat, thats why I didn't mention it. Don't know whats going on for you, so there. Just be careful with ice packs, they can burn the skin. Put something between you and an ice pack, gel packs won't get that cold that they could hurt you. Good luck.
2006-08-17 15:18:20 · answer #1 · answered by snickers_ha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on your age, location of the pain, and other associated symptoms, it could be anything between a strain, a sprain of the Y-ligament, Iliotibial band syndrome, a labral tear, arthritis, a lumbar disc problem. It is difficult to differentiate without knowing more of your symptoms. A strain/sprain should start to feel better over the next week, some of the other conditions will continue if the acitivity causing the pain is continued. Seek medical evaluation if the pain does not begin to subside in the next couple days.
2006-08-17 15:13:53 · answer #2 · answered by mistify 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to remember what you did before the pain started. I get that when I walk up escalators because the steps are higher than stairs and the treads are wider. It usually lasts for several days and I get relief if I keep my leg stretched out straight when I am sitting or lying down.
2006-08-17 18:16:06 · answer #3 · answered by taurus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it continues, see a doctor
2006-08-17 15:05:56 · answer #4 · answered by toomuchtime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the emergency room ASAP
2006-08-17 15:09:59 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Dimplez 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had pain in my rib before have you try stretching
2006-08-17 15:06:27 · answer #6 · answered by It's MEEEE!!!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋