beth2
11-05-2008, 05:24 AM
hope someone has some insight. I have been having pain in both my hips for several months.
1. Getting up out of a chair, sitting down on a chair can be very painful processes.
2. My hip flexors remain tight regardless of whether I stretch or not.
3. Cannot raise right leg straight out in front without pain in the hip flexor area
4. Sleeping on either side brings excruciating pain which wakes me up several times during the night ( even after taking a sleeping pill )
5. Cannot walk up hill without severe pain, in the back hip area just at the curve of my buttock.
6. cannot bend over, or do anything that strectches the hamstrings for that matter, without pain.
7. Cannot use the toes on one foot to pull off the shoe on the other foot, pain in the same place as #6.
8. Sitting for any lenght of time causes pain in the same areas as well as down the sides of my thighs.
9. Doing lunges, squats etc. makes things worse
10. yes I workout and stretch 5 days a week, resting on weekends.
11. No I do not work my legs every day, usually every two to three days.
12. The only cardio I can do that does not cause pain is walking backwards, uphill on the treadmill.
13. Xrays showed zippo.
My doc says physical therapy and/or steroid shots. I already do all the exercises for strengthing the hip and stretching it. It has not helped. As for the shots, I just don't want to go there. If anyone has any ideas of different conditions could be going on I would really appreciate the input. thanx.
1. Getting up out of a chair, sitting down on a chair can be very painful processes.
2. My hip flexors remain tight regardless of whether I stretch or not.
3. Cannot raise right leg straight out in front without pain in the hip flexor area
4. Sleeping on either side brings excruciating pain which wakes me up several times during the night ( even after taking a sleeping pill )
5. Cannot walk up hill without severe pain, in the back hip area just at the curve of my buttock.
6. cannot bend over, or do anything that strectches the hamstrings for that matter, without pain.
7. Cannot use the toes on one foot to pull off the shoe on the other foot, pain in the same place as #6.
8. Sitting for any lenght of time causes pain in the same areas as well as down the sides of my thighs.
9. Doing lunges, squats etc. makes things worse
10. yes I workout and stretch 5 days a week, resting on weekends.
11. No I do not work my legs every day, usually every two to three days.
12. The only cardio I can do that does not cause pain is walking backwards, uphill on the treadmill.
13. Xrays showed zippo.
My doc says physical therapy and/or steroid shots. I already do all the exercises for strengthing the hip and stretching it. It has not helped. As for the shots, I just don't want to go there. If anyone has any ideas of different conditions could be going on I would really appreciate the input. thanx.