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What Causes Burning Pain In Buttocks, Thighs, Knees And Legs?
Question: i have pain in center of my left buttox , outside of left thigh and outside of left knee then moving toward
center of left knee. leg hurts when i try to lift in while getting in bed and i can't put weight on the leg to walk without severe pain. i'm scheduled for a hip replacement in about a month, but am not sure if this pain is related to arthritic hip or something else. cartledge gone from my hip. i grind and creek very badly when i try to walk.
center of left knee. leg hurts when i try to lift in while getting in bed and i can't put weight on the leg to walk without severe pain. i'm scheduled for a hip replacement in about a month, but am not sure if this pain is related to arthritic hip or something else. cartledge gone from my hip. i grind and creek very badly when i try to walk.
Brief Answer:
It's OK. This is why it occurs. Take this...
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX,
Thanks for your trust in Healthcaremagic. I'm Dr. Neel Kudchadkar and I'll help you out with this query. It seems that in the process of having a definite need for hip replacement, in about a month, it's but natural that when one part of the body, say, your hip, "fails" to function as well as the rest, then the other parts of the body, joints and all, "compensate" for this. Let me inform you, that all movement in your muscles and body are due to 2 types of muscles, those that create a certain "direction" of movement and those that "oppose" that direction. If this were not so, the remaining body, of yours, would tilt over and "fall". Now, it just happens that the remaining muscles of your posterior, thigh and knee are merely overcompensating for the loss of function. This will self resolve once your hip replacement takes place and until then you have two options, either you can take Naproxen tablets, or you can take Advil tablets. Between these two, I would choose Advil, if I were you, because it's easily available without a prescription, it's cheap, it's effective, it has no side effects and it's very good on the stomach. Take these tablets twice a day after breakfast and dinner, and please do not take Tylenol or any combination of tablets that contain Tylenol, because it's bad for your liver. You'll be perfectly fine in a very short time and I'd advise you to relax and compose yourself for your hip replacement.
I wish you all the best. Get well soon.
Dr. Neel kudchadkar
Healthcaremagic
It's OK. This is why it occurs. Take this...
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX,
Thanks for your trust in Healthcaremagic. I'm Dr. Neel Kudchadkar and I'll help you out with this query. It seems that in the process of having a definite need for hip replacement, in about a month, it's but natural that when one part of the body, say, your hip, "fails" to function as well as the rest, then the other parts of the body, joints and all, "compensate" for this. Let me inform you, that all movement in your muscles and body are due to 2 types of muscles, those that create a certain "direction" of movement and those that "oppose" that direction. If this were not so, the remaining body, of yours, would tilt over and "fall". Now, it just happens that the remaining muscles of your posterior, thigh and knee are merely overcompensating for the loss of function. This will self resolve once your hip replacement takes place and until then you have two options, either you can take Naproxen tablets, or you can take Advil tablets. Between these two, I would choose Advil, if I were you, because it's easily available without a prescription, it's cheap, it's effective, it has no side effects and it's very good on the stomach. Take these tablets twice a day after breakfast and dinner, and please do not take Tylenol or any combination of tablets that contain Tylenol, because it's bad for your liver. You'll be perfectly fine in a very short time and I'd advise you to relax and compose yourself for your hip replacement.
I wish you all the best. Get well soon.
Dr. Neel kudchadkar
Healthcaremagic
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