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Painful Hip
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My sister has a problem with her hip, basically it hurts loads when she walks, and if you hold your hand over her hip as she walks you can feel a big click with every step she takes, it's horrible!
This was made worse when she was pregnant, she has had it for years and just recently it has gotten alot worse. She has been to the doctors so many times, but none of them seem to know what it is. She had a large steroid injection into her hip the other day, but apparently the doctor that did it said he didn't expect it would do anything and that she will prob have to go back to see them in 2 weeks if it is still hurting and they will refer her to the hospital. She has been referred before and they didn't know what it was so nothing was done! Does anyone else have any experience of anything like this? Anybody know what it could be?
This was made worse when she was pregnant, she has had it for years and just recently it has gotten alot worse. She has been to the doctors so many times, but none of them seem to know what it is. She had a large steroid injection into her hip the other day, but apparently the doctor that did it said he didn't expect it would do anything and that she will prob have to go back to see them in 2 weeks if it is still hurting and they will refer her to the hospital. She has been referred before and they didn't know what it was so nothing was done! Does anyone else have any experience of anything like this? Anybody know what it could be?
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If she's had these tests and had the same outcome, it is likely that there is nothing they can do. She could take joint supplements- glucosamine and chondroitin, but these are more to help prevent further damage and help with cartilage healing, so I'm not sure it will do much. I do have painkillers prescribed, but it's for a mixture of things, and you have to be careful about taking them, as it's easy to become dependent.
Sorry I can't help more!
I've had years of all manner of tests done, plus about 6 months of physio, and the only conclusion they could draw was that they thought my hips were hypermobile (double jointed), and that this is causing irritation and the beginnings of osteoarthritis.
Advice I was given is - exercise regularly, but NOT running or jogging, especially on hard surfaces (apparently the best things are swimming, yoga or pilates), try glucosamine, and if you find something makes the clunk worse, try and avoid it.