tina76
05-31-2006, 03:18 PM
Hi All - Wasn't real sure as to where to post this thread so I figured I would start here. For about 9 months now I have been having a moderate to severe pain in my left hip. It is not constant, but very regular. It's kind of hard to explain. It does NOT feel like a pulled muscle or anything liek that. It feels almost as if my bones are rubbing together. I did talk to an urgent care doctor about this about six months ago and he said it was most likely the bursa sac in that hip and that I should apply ice and heat etc...and that eventually it would clear up. Well, it hasn't. It also feels worse if I happen to sleep on that side. And it is definitely worse if I have been sitting for a long period of time and then need to stand. The worst pain is the acutal rising from sitting to standing and then after walking it loosens up some and is not as painful, unless I need to go up stairs or anything like htat. Sometimes in the mornings it will be so bad that it is hard to walk. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? I am only 29 and have not had problems of this nature before. I am also a pain management patient for another condition and the pain meds that I take have never seemed to really do anything for the pain in my hip? So I have been hesitant to go to the doctor because I don't know what they would even do for it? Plus, since it is not always constant (only hurts about 80%) of the time it seems that every time I am AT the doctor it just so happens to be a day that it is not bothering me! So I was hoping maybe someone on here has some advice or experience with this sort of pain/problem and might know what it is? How to treat it? ETC...... Thanks!
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Maer
05-31-2006, 06:16 PM
Hi Tina,
Well you should answer a few questions for some better responses!
Do you work? You say your hips hurt when you sit for a long period of time....does you job require you to sit for a long time?
When did the problems arise? How often, if ever, do you workout?
Todays client for personal trainers have a lot of hip problems because of their jobs. In today's age of sitting infront of a computer/tv or sitting in a car, it puts serious stress on your hips! This can be the cause of your problems. To fix, basic hip exercises should suffice to clear it up after you try them (correctly) for a little while.
Well you should answer a few questions for some better responses!
Do you work? You say your hips hurt when you sit for a long period of time....does you job require you to sit for a long time?
When did the problems arise? How often, if ever, do you workout?
Todays client for personal trainers have a lot of hip problems because of their jobs. In today's age of sitting infront of a computer/tv or sitting in a car, it puts serious stress on your hips! This can be the cause of your problems. To fix, basic hip exercises should suffice to clear it up after you try them (correctly) for a little while.
tina76
05-31-2006, 06:21 PM
I do have an office job and sit for most of the day, but I am free to get up and move around as much as I need to. I guess I never thought that could be the reason. I had also heard that is not a good idea to cross your legs and have been trying to stop doing that as well.... So it sounds like you think that some sorts of stretching and hip excercises are the route to go? I knwo that pain meds don't do a thing! So I will look into that sort of thing and hopefully it will help. I guess my concern was that it would be something more serious. The word "bursitis" sounds so serious.... which is what the urgent care doc referred to it as. I guess I will set up an appt with my doc and see if I can get reffered fro some physical therapy maybe? I was just concerned it could the onset of arthritis or something icky like that....