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Suggest Treatment For Hip Pain That Radiates Towards Thigh And Knee
I have been having hip pain that runs to my thighs and then to my knees. The pain is so intense that it wakes me up at night. I have been having this pain for about three months now and have not gone to the doctor thinking maybe I have a pulled muscle or something. What can it be?
Fri, 13 May 2016
hi,
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised.
As you have a pain which is radiating in nature it can be due to pinched nerve in the lumbar spine. when the nerve root is pinched in the lumbar spine the pain follows the course of the nerve and radiates down towards the lower limb.
Also, taking an MRI will be helpful to understand the disc degenerative changes in the lumbar spine.
Followed by which with physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy the pain will be reduced. also later stages exercises will be implemented to strengthen the spinal muscles and also to stabilize the lumbar spine.
In my clinical practice, we follow evidence based practice and most cases recover well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank-you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised.
As you have a pain which is radiating in nature it can be due to pinched nerve in the lumbar spine. when the nerve root is pinched in the lumbar spine the pain follows the course of the nerve and radiates down towards the lower limb.
Also, taking an MRI will be helpful to understand the disc degenerative changes in the lumbar spine.
Followed by which with physical therapy like therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy the pain will be reduced. also later stages exercises will be implemented to strengthen the spinal muscles and also to stabilize the lumbar spine.
In my clinical practice, we follow evidence based practice and most cases recover well.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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