The hip joint is the junction of the thigh and pelvis. The joint is arranged in such a way that it provides any direction of motion of the leg. This feature leads to various damage possibilities. Trouble can cause hip pain.
The components of pronunciation undergo painful changes.
Characteristics of the cause of pain
Hurt
When hip pain radiates to the legs and buttocks, the pathological cause may be:
- Congenital dislocation resulting from a failed delivery. Injuries are diagnosed immediately in neonates. The baby has distinct uneven folds on the buttocks and short legs. Often there is nerve compression.
- Traumatic dislocation. It is characterized by pain when the leg is moved to one side and the inability to stand or sit. Hematoma and swelling in the joint area. A hip dislocation requires immediate treatment of the victim.
- Neck fracture. The diagnosis is more common in women over the age of 60. The provocateur for pain in the upper right thigh in women is a mediocre fall. When you break a bone, you can feel severe pain that increases with exercise. Very unpleasant discomfort in the inner thigh. The damaged area is swollen and bruising occurs in the joint. The injured limb shortens and lameness develops. If an injury pinches a nerve, the hip can become numb.
- Joint damage. Pain is moderate but worsens with active exercise. In resting posture, symptoms disappear. This injury is typical for people who are prone to falls. The victim is lame, but that will soon pass.
- Perforated fracture. Pain is moderate or severe. Exercise can worsen symptoms. It may be nerve compression, severe pain, and numbness in the limbs.
Trauma is a common cause of pelvic back pain. Severe fractures or dislocations usually require surgery. If a nerve is pinched and leg numbness has started - seek immediate medical attention.
systemic disease
Joint pain can cause systemic lesions of connective tissue. Treatment of these diseases needs to be ongoing because they are practically incurable. Treatment is complex, and it must have an impact on what is causing the discomfort.
Such disorders can cause pain:
- Becktrual's disease. The pain is dull and worse at night. More common is pelvic pain that radiates to the knees, groin, and thighs. Movement is difficult and people are restrained. Inflammation develops within the joints.
- Wright syndrome. The disease is characterized by damage to the urogenital organs, joints and conjunctiva inflammation. Pathology refers to autoimmune diseases, which develop as a result of intestinal infections. Hip pain radiating to the groin began to be felt a few weeks after the infection. Pain syndrome is acute, with elevated temperature. Swelling of the pelvic area. In most cases, the disease causes symmetrical damage to the joints.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis. The problem is characterized by inflammation of the connective tissue. With pathology, the joint will never fester. This disease is a precursor to hip disease. Initially, there is swelling, tingling, discomfort when walking. Inside the joint, the temperature rises, and then the movement becomes stiff. Obvious pain in the hip joint at night. Pathology is present on the right and left sides. Nerves are pinched due to the destruction of the joints.
degenerative changes
The cause of hip pain, rather sharp, pulling or burning, is due to degenerative changes caused by these diseases:
- Inversion juvenile deformity. There was a dull, pulling pain radiating to the knee. Exercise training increases the intensity of the syndrome.
- Hip disease. Pathology is diagnosed in people of both sexes. The treatment time is long and the treatment is quite complicated. The disease is characterized by the development of degenerative and destructive processes in the joints. Signs of the disease: The patient experiences joint pain from prolonged walking, running, or climbing stairs. In other cases, the discomfort will pass. Then the inner thigh hurts, and it hurts to the groin. Daily exercise greatly enhanced the sensation, but the discomfort disappeared at rest. As a result of walking for a long time, a limp is formed, and the joints start to click. Muscle tone deteriorates and the work of the tendons is disrupted. With the advanced stages of the disease, very severe pain is observed at night, and lameness is already evident. As muscles atrophy, volume decreases and immobility develops. Treatment can stop the destruction of the joint.
The disease causes persistent lameness, and as a result - a person's work activities are limited and cannot be adequately trained. Even getting up in the morning is difficult.
Inflammatory or infectious causes
In addition to direct damage to the joints, inflammation of the joint pockets, tendons, or muscles can also cause discomfort. Infectious diseases can also cause pelvic pain in women and men:
- tuberculous arthritis. The pathology mainly affects young children with weakened immune systems. The child gets tired quickly and runs a little. Thigh muscles begin to atrophy, legs shorten, and joints click. Gradually, an intense pain syndrome develops in the affected joints. Sometimes the pain is severe, but more often it is burning or pulling. Later, suppuration develops in the joints, which increases symptoms.
- Septic arthritis. With this disease, the temperature rises, the skin around the joint becomes red, swollen, and severe or severe pain is felt. Any load (a mediocre wake up) is painful. Pain runs through. Treatment cannot be delayed because a person will develop sepsis.
- Bursitis is an inflammation that affects the joint pockets. The main symptom is pain spreading to the legs. This is acute and the discomfort increases when standing up. When the limb is unloaded, the pain just burns.
- Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head. Most pathology occurs in young men. Causes the deterioration of the blood circulation disease of the hip joint. Tissue cells die due to necrosis. The disease is characterized by acute pain radiating into the groin with a strong burning sensation in the affected area. Young people can't rely on their legs because of the pain, and it is difficult to get up in the morning. In most cases, only injections of analgesics can help patients. After a few days, the pain symptoms disappeared. As the pathology progresses, the atrophied tendons and muscles undergo changes. Gait impairment develops due to lameness.
In infectious diseases, different types of pain occur: burning, dull, or pulling. The discomfort is so increased that it interferes with sleep at night. Any such disease requires immediate treatment.
treat
Hip pain must be treated even if it is intermittent. Treatment depends on the provocateur of symptoms.
congenital dislocation
With congenital dislocation, place the baby on the joint with orthopaedic products: struts, stirrups, Freik pillows are recommended. These funds help keep the newborn's limbs in physiological positions. Babies need to be in these conditions for at least six months.
Babies need surgery when traditional treatments fail. During surgery, the bone is placed in the newborn's place while other shortcomings are corrected. When the orthopedic device has been removed, the child is shown a light massage to strengthen the muscles.
traumatic dislocation
When a traumatic dislocation occurs, the doctor prescribes drugs to relieve muscle tension and then fix the hip joint in place. After this, the patient should remain calm. If there is numbness in the limbs, the nerves are pinched. In this case, you cannot do without a neurologist's examination.
Bechterew syndrome
Treatment of Bechterew's disease occurs in a complex manner. This helps reduce the intensity of symptoms caused by the inflammatory process. Treatment consists of taking medications (immunosuppressants, hormonal drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs), physical therapy, and therapeutic exercise (muscle stretching is especially helpful). Massage from the affected joint is recommended.
Preparing and treating exercises should only be prescribed by a surgeon, surgeon or orthopedic surgeon. To strengthen your pelvic muscles, you should swim more. In difficult cases, patients require joint replacement.
hip fracture
Treatment of this injury is performed by a traumatologist. Surgery is recommended for patients because conservative treatment is rarely effective. However, if surgery is not possible, the patient is cast from the heel to the lower back. In older adults, the damage rarely grows together—the recovery process takes months.
Among the consequences of the disease, the reduced function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems is significant because the patient does not have the opportunity to move normally and lead an active lifestyle. Even just sitting was a problem for him.
When a joint is fractured, there is a burning sensation inside the soft tissue. During surgical intervention, the bone and head are fixed with pins or screws for treatment; in difficult cases, endoprosthesis is performed.
Wright disease
Antibiotics, glucocorticoids, anti-inflammatory drugs, drugs that suppress the immune system, and topical ointments are used in the treatment of Rett's disease. The treatment lasted more than four months. Even proper treatment cannot prevent the possibility of disease recurrence.
The entire recovery period requires physical activity—traditional stretching—to maintain muscle tone.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
The common cause of hip pain in women and men is rheumatoid arthritis. The pathology causes severe pain, and it is impossible to get rid of it completely. However, medication should be used to improve quality of life. Use of hormones, cytostatics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anti-rheumatic drugs.
Surgical intervention is only used when the disease has progressed, when the patient is practically unable to walk and sit. Immobilization of the joint or its arthroplasty is recommended. Physical exercise, topical creams are useful.
hip disease
Treatment for hip disease aims to eliminate the cause of the uncomfortable symptoms. Pathology is initially treated conservatively. Patients are advised to take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chondroprotective agents, drugs to improve blood circulation.
In treatment, warm ointments and pain relievers are used aggressively. In addition, patients are advised to undergo light therapeutic training. Usually the joint requires anesthesia, so if there is significant discomfort, intramuscular injections are used.
For advanced disease, conservative treatment has no desired effect. Any joint load can worsen the patient's health. The patient cannot get out of bed without the help of a stranger. He needs constant pain medication. In this case, only surgery can correct the condition.
In most cases, arthroplasty is performed, but the procedure is contraindicated in older adults. Therefore, assisted surgery is only organized for such patients. Surgery is done through a recovery process: minimal stretching, simple exercises under medical supervision.
Appropriate treatment can help stop the progression of the disease and eliminate painful symptoms.
Characteristics of the treatment of infectious lesions
If hip pain is caused by an infectious lesion, then you should first contact an infectious disease specialist. How to relieve this pathological hip pain? It all depends on the type of disease:
- Tuberculous arthritis is mainly treated conservatively. Ask the patient to limit mobility by using a bandage. When an abscess develops within soft tissue, it is surgically removed.
- Septic arthritis. First, anesthetize the affected joint. To do this, intra-articular injections of analgesics are used. Antibiotics and antibacterial drugs are used to fight infections, along with different groups of antibiotics and antibacterial drugs, which can only be prescribed by a doctor. Also, the abscess is removed. The affected limb must be immobile - the patient is in a splint or cast.
- Treatment of aseptic necrosis involves restoring weak blood flow and absorbing dead space. To anesthetize the limb, NSAIDs and vitamin complexes, drugs that reduce blood density, are used. Anesthetic creams and massage procedures are additionally prescribed when the thigh is sore. The disease is still treated with physical therapy agents, therapeutic exercise. In complex cases, minimally invasive surgery or joint replacement is used.
- Because the bursitis causes severe pain, anesthesia should be arranged. For this, anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics are used, which are injected intramuscularly. Steroid medicines are used to quickly relieve severe discomfort. Because the joints are often sore, they need rest.
Limb numbness, burning, and joint pain, radiating to the extremity, are unpleasant sensations that indicate serious pathology. Sometimes folk recipes can help in this situation.
replacement therapy
When the patient has severe burning pain, tendon problems are evident, but he prohibits the use of drugs - folk recipes are allowed. Although they are not a panacea, in complex treatments they can help correct the condition. Before using any folk remedies, you must obtain medical approval for such procedures.
Here are some suggestions:
- Clay compression. This folk remedy helps to eliminate pain and reduce swelling in the joints. It is recommended to alternate clays, with blue first, then black. It is used at night, wrapping the compress with a fleece cloth.
- Homemade ointment made from white foot root and visceral fat. Melt the fat, add the roots and chop first in a meat grinder. Put the mixture on low heat. Once boiled, continue high heat for 7 minutes. Apply a cooling ointment to affected joints before bed. Be sure to insulate the joints. This folk remedy perfectly eliminates puffiness and other unpleasant signs.
- Cabbage zip. With them, you will need honey. Lubricate cabbage leaves with bee products and apply them to the painful area. Cover the compress from above with a plastic bag and insulate everything with a fleece. Therapeutic course - one month. A light massage of the joints between compressions is recommended.
- Lemon, garlic and celery therapy can relieve severe pain. To prepare it, take 2 lemons, 130 g garlic and 300 g celery (root). Grind ingredients thoroughly with a meat grinder and pour into a container with an airtight lid. Pour boiling water over everything and mix. Cover and cover the plate with a blanket. After 12 hours, drink 1 teaspoon of liquid. a few months before meals.
It should be remembered that compression of the nerves that occur in the hip joint cannot be eliminated by folk remedies. Numbness in the limbs, be sure to see a neurologist. Also, don't forget that any joint injury that causes pain must be detected promptly and treated adequately.
Light gymnastics and stretching exercises can prevent violation of joint function.