Hello dear readers.
When hip pain occurs, there can be a wide variety of causes. It is not easy to determine why and what it hurts from. This may be due to osteoarthritis in the hip joint.
The reason may also be that the thigh muscles have been strained or stretched, or the tendons in the lower back, or in the buttock, or in the upper thigh have been strained.
The hip may hurt due to inflammation or pinching of the sciatic nerve, which originates from the lumbar spine, then exits the back of the buttock, and runs down the back of the leg.
The cause of the pain may be an unsuccessful fall on the leg, a leg injury, or a bruise of the part of the buttock on which the sciatic nerve exits.
The pain may not come from the hip joints or the thigh muscles, but from the spine. This variety of causes makes it difficult to determine what exactly happened to you.
… the pain is not relieved by rest, ice, or painkillers;
… the pain is so severe that it is impossible to lean on the leg;
… sharp pain in the hip from an injury, and it does not go away, or even gets worse;
This is the first thing to do if there is pain in the hip area. Wrap the ice in a thin towel and apply it to the sore spot. If your hip pain is severe due to an injury, apply ice every hour. If not, or the pain in your hip is nagging, you can ice it once to twice a day.
After applying ice, apply warm treatments
After two days of ice treatment, apply heat, any heating pad. You can take a warm bath with a temperature no higher than 37 degrees.
The ointment and rubbing the ointment on the sore area is relaxing, especially if you have aching pain in your hip. Try fastum gel or Dolobene gel. Dolobene works great!
ATTENTION! You cannot use ointments that contain menthol with simultaneous heating! Skin burns may occur.
Take a painkiller tablet
This could be ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or paracetamol. If the dosage recommended in the instructions does not help, go yourself, or have them take you to the doctor
If the pain in your hip is very severe and you cannot even put weight on your leg, call a doctor at home. It may be more serious than you think. With such pain, treatment may even include applying a splint due to a possible fracture or dislocation in the hip joint as a result of a fall. Therefore, it is better to contact a surgeon or traumatologist.
Don't do anything at all that makes the pain worse. Call a taxi to get to work. Use the elevator. Accept for a while the inability to do what you did before, to the point of pain.
Feel free to use a stick or even crutches
The fact is that without them, when you try not to put stress on the sick leg at the expense of your healthy leg, you risk getting a strain in the muscles of your healthy leg.
Hold the stick in the hand opposite your sore leg. Bring the stick forward as you step with your affected leg. Then your weight will be distributed on your healthy leg and on the stick. After this, take a step with your healthy leg. The length of the stick should be suitable for your height.
Be patient and don't rush things
It can take a lot of time for the hip to heal, especially if the muscle is injured. It will take up to 12 weeks for your thigh muscles to recover.
Don't rush your horses and be patient again
When the condition of your leg improves and you can almost normally lean on your leg, return to a normal and familiar way of life not immediately, but gradually, canceling one by one the restrictions that you had when your leg hurt.
I will share my own experience
At the end of October, due to an unsuccessful bending while turning the body, I started to feel pain in the lower back...
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...especially on the left side. I didn’t know the exact reason at the time, and thought that it was just a sprained back muscle. But it was not so…
After a few days, the pain subsided, and I felt almost completely fine.
Naturally, if it’s good, then you need to use it! I decided to install door handles in the bathroom and toilet rooms. During this work, I had to strain my back and lower back to hold the door. From this, apparently in a purely mechanical way, he further damaged his already “healing” lower back.
As a result, the next day there was severe pain in the left buttock and left thigh, so severe that I had to take ibuprofen both at night and during the day: two tablets in the evening, two tablets in the morning. I also rubbed in the pain-relieving gel “Dolobene”. In general, I lived on painkillers.
And then it dawned on me that from a sharp, unsuccessful turn of my body, one of the spinal discs in the lower back on the left was injured. Then I thoughtlessly put a load on it when inserting door handles, and got a pinched sciatic nerve.
The pain was such that it was as if someone was straining my muscles, stretching them and trying to tear them. From the muscles of the thigh and buttocks the pain spread to the lower leg. It was painful to walk. At night I woke up in pain and had difficulty finding a comfortable body position so that the pain would be less. Even ibuprofen tablets hardly helped
Only after two weeks the pain in the leg gradually subsided, but the muscles of the thigh and buttocks became somehow “unruly.” I started training them by walking every day, and things got better. Then he resumed morning exercises, and only in March did his leg return to normal. Now there are no problems with my leg!
So hip pain is no joke. And determining its cause is very difficult. And to heal, you need to be patient. My case is almost five months...
Your hip may hurt due to excess body weight
Excess weight may well cause increased hip pain. Every kilogram of weight lost reduces the load on the hip by three kilograms.
Analyze your gait
Hip pain when walking may be due to your incorrect gait. For a person with a light gait, all movements when walking are smooth, the step starts from the hip, and then the legs are not overloaded. And vice versa, with a heavy gait, when the step begins with support on the foot, the entire weight of the body presses immediately on all the joints of the leg taking the next step, the muscles are forced to overexert themselves in order to support the body. This can cause hip pain to develop and worsen.
If you have a heavy gait, you need to take care of yourself and change it. Try to learn to start each step from the hip, with the hip taking the first step, not the foot. If you achieve this, then your gait will be beautiful and your legs will not hurt.
ATTENTION! Start doing exercises with a sore leg only after the pain has subsided enough that you can do them.
Exercise “Bend the Knee”
Get on your left knee. The foot of the right leg, bent at the knee, is on the floor. If it is your left leg that hurts, stand as carefully as the pain in your hip allows. Place your hands on your hips, or place your right hand on your knee and leave your left hand free. Tighten your stomach and lean forward. The back should be straight. The muscles on the front of your left thigh will tighten. Stay in this position for about half a minute. Repeat three times, and do the same, switching legs.
Exercise “Imaginary football”
To strengthen the muscles of the front of the thigh and buttocks, rest your left hand on the edge of the table. Leaning on your left leg, and it should be straight, lift your right leg as high as possible and hold it for a second or two, then lower it freely and move it back and slightly up. Hold also for one to two seconds. The left leg you are standing on should still be straight. After this, the right leg returns to its original position. Do ten of these swings and change legs.
Exercise “Squatting” Strengthens the muscles on the front of the thigh and buttocks. Standing straight with your feet approximately shoulder-width apart, place your arms on your chest or extend them forward. Look ahead. Slowly, trying to keep your body straight, squat “all the way”, that is, your hips should take a horizontal position. You can go lower. Stay like that, “squatted,” for a few seconds. Do 10–12 squats, twice daily.
If the cause is hip pain, you can try the following exercises.
Sit on the floor, bring your feet together, pull them as close to your groin as possible, then relax your legs so that your knees drop towards the floor. Hold this pose for 15 seconds. Repeat several times. If this pose is difficult for you, you can bend only one leg and keep the other in an extended position.
Using your thumbs, press on both sides of the tailbone where the crease between the buttocks begins. These points help relieve or ease pain in the hip joint.
Health and prosperity to you! Sincerely, Vladimir Belov
The hip joint is designed to withstand repetitive motion and is fairly resistant to wear and tear. It's a ball joint - the largest in our body - whose parts fit together in a way that allows them to move like clockwork.
Whenever you move your hips (such as when you go for a run) and your hip bone moves in its socket, friction occurs. A cushion of cartilage helps prevent it.
Despite its strength, the hip joint is still susceptible to destruction. With age and heavy use, cartilage wears down and becomes damaged. The muscles and tendons in the hip wear out. The pelvic bones themselves are often broken during a fall or other traumatic impact. Any of the above conditions lead to hip pain.
If you experience it, the following may be the cause of your discomfort. Also read on how to relieve suffering.
Here are some of the reasons that cause leg pain in the hip joint area on the left or right:
Sometimes pain from other areas of the body, such as the back or groin (from a hernia), radiates to the hip.
In some cases, the painful condition becomes worse with exercise, especially if it is caused by arthritis. Along with these sensations, the range of motion often decreases. Many people develop lameness from the persistent problem in question. What women
If it is caused by a tear, injury to a muscle or tendon in the right or left leg, osteoarthritis, or tendinitis, the condition can usually be relieved with pain relievers such as Tylenol or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Motrin or Aleve.
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis also includes the use of anti-inflammatory drugs, such as corticosteroids, or DMARDs, such as methotrexate and sulfasalazine.
Another way to relieve pain in the hip area, front, back, side or inside, is to apply ice to it for 15 minutes several times a day. Try resting the affected joint as much as possible until you feel better.
If you have arthritis, do specific low-impact exercises, stretching, and weight training. This will reduce pain and improve joint mobility. For example, a good option for non-extreme exercise for arthritis is swimming. Physical therapy can also help increase your range of motion.
When osteoarthritis becomes so problematic that the pain is unbearable or even the hip joint is deformed, the issue of hip replacement is proposed for consideration. Fractures sometimes require surgery.
Be sure to see your doctor if the pain does not go away or if you notice swelling, redness, or warmth in the joint. You should also do this if it hurts you at night or when you are just resting.
This diagnosis is made very often. Much more often than necessary. When a patient consults a doctor about hip pain, in at least half of the cases he will be diagnosed with coxarthrosis, i.e. arthrosis of the hip joint. Fortunately, in fact, coxarthrosis occurs less frequently. Competent doctors know that of those who come to see us for hip pain, patients with coxarthrosis make up approximately 25-30%.
Coxarthrosis usually occurs after 40 years of age, slightly more often in women than in men. The disease can affect either one or both hip joints.
As a rule, coxarthrosis develops slowly, over 1-3 years. Although there are exceptions - sometimes, after an injury, overload or severe stress, pain increases quite quickly, in a matter of days or weeks.
A distinctive symptom of coxarthrosis is pain in the groin, radiating down the front and side of the thigh.
Sometimes such pain also spreads to the buttock or radiates to the knee. The pain occurs mainly when walking and when trying to get out of a chair or bed. At rest they almost always subside.
The second distinctive symptom of coxarthrosis is limited mobility of the affected leg. It is difficult for a sick person to move his leg to the side, it is difficult to pull his leg to his chest, it is difficult to put on socks or shoes. A sick person is unlikely to be able to sit astride a chair with his legs spread wide apart, or will do so with great difficulty. The leg almost stops rotating (from the hip) to the right and left or rotates due to movements of the lower back.
The third distinctive symptom of coxarthrosis is a crunching sound in the damaged joint when walking and shortening of the affected leg (more rarely, on the contrary, its lengthening).
Crunching in the joint and shortening of the leg usually do not appear immediately; they become noticeable in the later stages of the disease.
- approximately 5% of the number of people who applied for hip pain.
The symptoms of aseptic necrosis almost completely coincide with the symptoms of coxarthrosis; one disease is very difficult to distinguish from another. But unlike coxarthrosis, aseptic necrosis most often develops quickly, in a matter of days.
Quite often, the pain increases to a maximum and becomes unbearable within the first two to three days. Moreover, for many sick people, the pain does not completely go away even with rest; aching in the leg can exhaust a person almost all night. Rest from it comes only at dawn, at 4-5 o'clock.
Another difference from coxarthrosis: aseptic necrosis most often affects relatively young men, aged 20 to 45 years. Men over 45 years of age develop avascular necrosis much less frequently. Women get sick even less often (7-8 times less often than men).
This disease occurs very often - approximately 25-30% of the number of people seeking treatment for hip pain.
Trochanteritis can be either unilateral, when only one leg becomes ill, or bilateral, when the femoral tendons become inflamed on both legs at once.
Women get sick much more often than men, and the peak incidence occurs during menopausal changes in the body, when tendon and muscle tissue weakens. Although there are cases when young women also become ill with trochanteritis. The disease usually develops quite quickly, within 3-15 days.
Trochanteritis manifests itself as attacks of pain on the outer surface of the thigh (the “breeches” area). Pain occurs most often when walking or lying down on the affected side. The pain from the very beginning can be quite intense, but unlike coxarthrosis, with trochanteritis there is no shortening of the leg and no restriction of movement in the hip joint. The leg can be easily moved to the side and rotates freely in all directions.
Unlike a person suffering from coxarthrosis, a person suffering from trochanteritis can freely cross his legs, tie his shoelaces without difficulty, and can easily sit “astride” on a chair with his legs spread wide.
It occurs very often - approximately 30-40% of those who apply for hip pain.
The disease is often unilateral (right or left). The pain increases quickly, most often within 1-3 days, after unsuccessful movement, heavy lifting or strong emotional experience, stress. In some cases, the attack is preceded by acute or chronic pain in the lower back.
The greatest intensity of pain in piriformis muscle syndrome is observed in the buttock area: the sacrum and lower back may hurt at the same time, in some cases the pain can go down along the back of the leg, all the way to the heel. Unlike coxarthrosis, pain very rarely radiates to the groin (and in any case, with piriformis syndrome, pain in the buttock will be much stronger than groin pain).
Pain in the buttock can be severe both during the day and at night. Sometimes it is difficult for a patient to find a comfortable position in the first half of the night, and sometimes a sick person wakes up from pain at 3-4 am. However, in half of the patients, pain occurs only when moving and walking. In this case, there is a restriction of movement in the hip joint when the leg rotates; the leg rotates in full. But then, acute pain often occurs in the lower back or in the gluteal region when trying to lift a straightened leg or lean forward while standing with straight legs. Piriformis syndrome is caused by injuries to the lumbar spine.
It is rare—approximately 1% of those seeking treatment for hip pain.
Women over 50 years of age are more likely to get sick. In 70-80% of cases, the disease begins after suffering severe stress or a severe cold (flu).
The disease develops quite quickly, within 3-20 days. As a rule, the first symptoms of the disease are pronounced symmetrical (i.e., the same on the right and left) stiffness and pain in the hips (the pain does not go below the knees) and mild pain in the shoulder joints.
Painful sensations are accompanied by incredible weakness of the patient. Such patients are brought to the doctor literally “under arms”, but not because of pain, but precisely because of weakness. It is incredible weakness that is the key point in making a diagnosis.
Often weakness and pain with polymyalgia rheumatica are accompanied by decreased appetite, weight loss and increased body temperature.
Some types of arthritis lead to inflammation of the hip joints and, accordingly, are accompanied by pain in the groin or hips. And although this happens quite rarely, we must remember it.
In the most typical cases, the hip joints are affected by arthritis almost last, much later than other joints. Then the differential diagnosis between arthritis and, for example, coxarthrosis is not difficult - after all, by the time the hip joints become inflamed, the patient usually already knows that he has arthritis, and most often knows which one.
However, with certain types of ankylosing spondylitis and with some rare variants of reactive arthritis, inflammation of the hip joints may precede other manifestations of the disease or even be the only symptom of the disease. And then it can be very difficult to make a correct diagnosis - such inflammation of the hip joints is very easy to mistake for arthrosis. In such cases, even a competent doctor can make a mistake.
But there are still some “special” signs that make it possible to distinguish arthritic inflammation of the hip joints from other diseases of the hips, and primarily from coxarthrosis.
The main warning sign that may indicate the arthritic nature of joint inflammation is morning stiffness and aches throughout the body and joints, which occurs immediately after waking up and then goes away within an hour or during the first half of the day. Such stiffness is typical specifically for inflammatory diseases of the joints, primarily for ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Secondly, unlike coxarthrosis, in arthritis, pain usually reaches its greatest intensity at night, at about 3-4 am. The intensity of such pain can be very high, and the pain does not decrease with a change in body position, as happens, say, with trochanteritis.
When moving and walking, pain, unlike arthrosis, on the contrary, most often decreases somewhat, rather than increases. By the evening, after the sick person has “dispersed,” the pain may disappear altogether, only to flare up with renewed vigor at night, in the morning.
In addition, the age of the patient can serve as a clue. These types of arthritis most often affect young people, aged 15 to 40 years. And trochanteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and coxarthrosis, with rare exceptions, begin over the age of 40 years.
Pain in the buttock often appears as a result of pinching of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle - a group of muscle fibers that begin in the sacrum area inside the pelvis and are attached by the lower tendon end to the femur. This muscle is responsible for external rotation of the hip and foot. Piriformis syndrome often accompanies degenerative changes in the discs of the lumbosacral region with the formation of a picture of radiculitis.
Vertebroneurologists at the Doctor Ignatiev Clinic in Kiev observe manifestations of piriformis syndrome almost daily, since lumbar osteochondrosis is the most common spinal problem in patients, regardless of their gender or age.
And although pain in the buttock itself is not dangerous, it signals other disorders that need immediate correction. Experienced specialists conduct examinations and advise patients on this matter after making an appointment in advance.
Pain in the buttock occurs with sciatica - irritation of the sciatic nerve, which is most often observed with lumbosacral osteochondrosis and its consequences - disc protrusion, disc herniation or proliferation of osteophytes in the vertebral bodies, as well as with spondylosis and spondylolisthesis. Sudden pain causes a reflex spasm of the piriformis muscle, namely, in its thickness or under it passes the sciatic nerve, which is formed by the fibers of the spinal nerves emanating from the spinal canal.
Thus, pain in the buttock can have two sources - compression of the roots of the spinal nerves at the spine and compression of the trunk of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. Other causes of piriformis syndrome include:
The pain is often unilateral, but sometimes both sides are affected. At the same time, it is quite pronounced, radiating to the back of the thigh, lower leg and foot. Skin sensitivity disorders on the leg are usually not detected; sometimes there may be a slight tingling sensation. But the patient tries to take care of his leg; it is uncomfortable for him to sit on the sore side - as a rule, the person holds his leg in an elevated position and is not able to sit straight.
In addition to the examination, checking tendon reflexes, posture and gait, the doctor prescribes instrumental research methods to the patient. Among them, radiography is considered the most informative method.
the spine in the lumbar region, as well as the articulations of the sacrum with the pelvic bones. In addition, comprehensive results can be obtained by magnetic resonance scanning of the lumbar and sacral area. Radioisotope scanning is used in cases of suspected cancer or infection in the area of the piriformis muscle and nearby organs.
A clear confirmation of piriformis syndrome is the diagnostic injection of an anesthetic solution into the muscle, which can be done under the guidance of an x-ray or computed tomography. If the pain disappears after the injection, then the diagnosis is made without doubt.
Treatment for pain in the buttock is conservative and comprehensive. It is necessary to use drug therapy, which includes:
In addition to drug therapy, local methods of influence are successfully used:
Doctors at the Kyiv “Dr. Ignatiev Clinic” do their best to relieve pain in the buttocks at any degree of its severity. The selection of a treatment regimen is made individually and quickly leads to the patient’s recovery.
Hello. I woke up with pain in my buttock on the left side and radiating to my leg. It can be painful to step on. In 2016 I went to see a doctor about the same thing, they prescribed injections 3 times a day. There were 7 injections a day for 10 days. For several For months I even forgot about the pain. But now it’s starting to hurt again. I take care of my grandmother, but she makes everyone so nervous every day. Could stress be the cause of the pain? What can be done in this case? What can you advise?
Hello . Please tell me what to do and where to go. For a long time I suffered from pain under my right shoulder blade and just below, the pain was very sharp in the form of cramps. It was hard to lie down, get up, and didn’t allow me to move at all. A week ago we took him to the doctor, he gave me an injection of Vitaxone, Noshpa and some floxacin. The pain went away, but after a couple of weeks the left buttock began to hurt, the pain was not sharp, dull, but constant. When pressing, the pain is more in the lower part of the buttock and radiates slightly to the leg. I can easily walk on my toes and heels. What could it be ?
Hello, I’m 13 years old and have pain in my tailbone and it’s radiating into my left leg, my left leg is pulling and it’s also radiating into my pussy, my pussy is colitis, what could this be, please tell me I’m worried.
How can you relieve pain at home, and what can you do to prevent the pain from returning?
For some time now, there has been not pain, but fatigue, discomfort in the hips and legs, comparable to pain after strong physical activity (skiing, in the gym) the next day, when getting up and any movement is difficult. I do a little spiral exercise every day and walk a lot, so I understand that this is not due to a change in my physical regime.
During a long trip while sitting, especially when I’m driving, my left buttock just cramps and doesn’t go away for a day.
At night, my calves cramp more and more frequently.
Thank you for your reply.
Hello. The problem is this. For more than a week, my lower back hurt. It started to pass, but I leaned over to the right side and felt pain. From that moment on, the pain has not gone away. I can’t lie down or sit, my leg muscles immediately begin to hold on. When walking I feel less, but better. As soon as I sit down, I immediately feel a dull pain in my hip.
Hello doctor, I have a problem with my toes. When I walk, they bend and it hurts to walk.
Pain in the lower back and right buttock. My butt bothers me less when I start stretching. In our city I contacted various “specialists”, but there was no result. The pain in the buttock is constant. The pain intensifies under load (sitting, licking). Do I have a chance to cure this. Because of this problem I can’t work fully!
Hello, please tell me why my left buttock hurts, yesterday it didn’t hurt at all, but today it hurts a lot, what should I do in such cases?
Aching severe pain in the hips (more so in the right). The pain radiates throughout the buttock, does not go lower, and does not depend on movements. It manifests itself more at night, and it can be unbearable to sleep.
I once had such pain: while following a strict sports regime. But then everything went away. I haven’t been living like this for half a year now, but the pain has returned. What could it be? joints or spine?
After treatment for osteochondrosis, hernia L5-S1 5mm, pain appeared in the left buttock, the twitching pain that occurs at rest while walking is not felt, there are dense seals on the buttock after consultation with a neurosurgeon, a diagnosis of muscular tonic syndrome was made and they recommended doing stretching, having been working out on exercise machines for 7 months Bubnovsky and stretching the pain does not go away before classes, the left buttock was smaller than the right, now it has begun to level out. Can there be such a long spasm and will stretching help me?
Hello! I’ve been suffering for a week now, I can’t get an appointment with a doctor, my right side hurts, starting from the sacrum to the knee, the pain occurs when walking right up to the shooting pain, at rest my leg doesn’t hurt at all. I can’t understand why it happened, I I went in for sports, but there was a week off and it was during this break that this pain started. Thank you.
Hello Radion Gennadievich, please tell me that I have problems with the piriformis muscles, the doctor said that I need Botox, I read on the Internet that the anaphylaxis can last for three months and would you advise, thank you?
VWe deal with problems in the piriformis muscle without drugs or surgery. I recommend scheduling an in-person consultation.
Good evening Radion Gennadievich! Last year I drove a car to the sea, it was hot outside, and the car naturally had air conditioning. Upon arrival at the hotel, a terrible headache began, and in the fall, when the cold began, I felt both my elbows and knees, it felt as if I had applied ice. So I’ve been suffering for a year. I went to an iridologist and was diagnosed with inflammation of rheumatism. I got punctured, but the cold on my elbows and knees remained. What can you recommend? Thank you. With respect to you Natalya
Unfortunately, if you have been diagnosed with rheumatism, then our methods are contraindicated for you. In this case, I recommend consulting a neurologist.
Good afternoon. I have a problem with my back. When I sleep on my stomach, my back hurts very much, as if I were having contractions. But I'm not pregnant. And when walking, my buttocks began to hurt and it radiates to my back and I can’t sit on my butt for a long time, it feels unpleasant. Thank you
I lifted something heavy. Severe pain in the buttock. I can’t lie on my back. I can’t sit.
It is necessary to see an MRI of the lumbar region. If you can walk on your heels and toes, then you can sign up for an in-person consultation. If you can’t walk, then urgently see a neurosurgeon.
strong shots to the head what to do
Contact a neurologist.
Hello, my left buttock hurts, as if from the inside, sharp pains when I get up, sit, etc. At first it hurt once a month, then starting in the summer of 2015 it hurt almost constantly. I didn’t go to the hospital. Help, what pills to take?
a long-term problem with the hands, about 7 years old. It started with a loss of sensitivity in the fingertips, then unpleasant sensations in the palms, a burning sensation. All this intensified, it seemed as if the skin had been torn off from the palms and everything was thickly covered with salt. I went to doctors, Raynaud's syndrome was diagnosed, they tried to treat me - tablets for vascular therapy, expensive IVs. The condition kept getting worse. I have diabetes and have been on gensuline since 2010. The endocrinologist believes that this is not diabetic polyneuropathy, that it only occurs in the lower extremities. But it’s becoming more and more difficult to live like this - it’s painful to come into contact with water, it’s painful to even pick up anything. To make it a little easier, I keep both hands in my armpits. I have so many different pains, but they all fade into the background, only my hands just ruin my life. This is unbearable, I don’t know how to endure it any longer. I'm getting worse and worse. What to do? Is there really nothing that can be done?
Hello, I have been diagnosed with L5-S1 disc protrusion. It started to bother me in the lumbar region of my back at the end of August, at first it hurt at night, then the pain increased and began to hurt around the clock, a little later the pain started to spread to my legs. My legs hurt like this: First the left, then the right, sometimes both. I have this feeling in my legs, as if some kind of string is being pulled and it hurts to walk. Sometimes it cuts. I visited the doctor after my legs started hurting. The doctor sent me for an MRI, where the protrusion was removed. Prescribed Actovegirin, Diclofenac - droppers. Movalis, Aflutop, Xefocam - injections. Artroker, Medokalm, Arcoxia tablets. 4 months have passed, the pain in my back has gone away, but there is no pain in my legs, help) I am 15 years old. Weight 45 kg.
Hello, I have been diagnosed with L5-S1 disc protrusion. It started to bother me in the lumbar region of my back at the end of August, at first it hurt at night, then the pain increased and began to hurt around the clock, a little later the pain started to spread to my legs. My legs hurt like this: First the left, then the right, sometimes both. I have this feeling in my legs, as if some kind of string is being pulled and it hurts to walk. Sometimes it cuts. I visited the doctor after my legs started hurting. The doctor sent me for an MRI, where the protrusion was removed. Prescribed Actovegirin, Diclofenac - droppers. Movalis, Aflutop, Xefocam - injections. Artroker, Medokalm, Arcoxia tablets. 4 months have passed, the pain in my back has gone away, but there is no pain in my legs, help) I am 15 years old. Weight 45 kg
Hello, I went to the gym and literally the next day, the lumbosacral region fell ill, the therapist referred me to both a rheumatologist and a gynecologist - they said that everything was fine (x-ray too), a neurologist sent me for an MRI - they diagnosed L4/5 disc protrusion, a neurologist checked reflexes, she said that this is not why it hurts and that I shouldn’t come to her; the pain has intensified, radiates to the buttock, sometimes I walk with a limp, it hurts to cough and sneeze, sit or stand in one position for a long time, bend over, what is it? It's been going on for 2 months now
I fell asleep in the evening, everything was fine, I woke up in the morning because it hurt my buttock to roll over. At night we slept with the window open, but I’m not sure how to blow it out like that, it’s 15 degrees outside and there’s a cool wind. In general, specifically the upper part of the right buttock hurts, both when pressing on a specific point and when doing the action: roll over, sit down/stand up. No force on this area, no pain before. The leg does not lose weight, there is no change in sensitivity. I won’t be able to see a doctor in the next couple of days, what could be the reason?
You answered your own question - most likely it was blown. You can use ointments: diklak gel or dolobene gel. If it does not go away within a few days, be sure to consult a doctor. And avoid drafts.
After giving birth, there was severe pain under the buttock. It's like cutting with a knife. I can't bend over. She gave birth to a son weighing 5240 kg. In November 2014 I'm breastfeeding. So I don’t go to the surgeon, because... All medicines will go into the baby's milk.
You need to undergo a spinal examination and correction. Our manual techniques are not contraindicated during breastfeeding. Contact us for an in-person consultation.
Good afternoon. I have pain in the buttock on the left, and my thigh hurts on top, and it’s like the skin hurts, and inside. I’m losing weight now, I’ve been eating right for 3 weeks and riding a bike. My weight is now 100 g, and it was 3 weeks ago 104, when I started skating. I made an appointment with a neurologist on June 26. And the pain in the buttock is getting worse. Please tell me what method can I use to help myself at home? Or is it better to do nothing and wait to see a doctor?
Wait for your appointment and reduce your load during this period. With respect.
Hello! I have a sharp pain in my right buttock with certain movements, even what is called “shooting” in the buttock when I cough, I play sports, I thought maybe I had torn a muscle... although when I was sick with the flu for 5 days and did nothing, and then I decided to work out, I did all the squats fine, but when I started doing lunges with my feet forward I felt a sharp sharp pain so I sat down on the sofa barely... I applied warming ointment and it became a little easier, but some movements are still accompanied by pain, please tell me what is this? What can I do about it?
Piriformis syndrome, and here’s why it arose, the answer is MRI of the lumbar region. Be careful with warming and exercise until the cause is completely clear. With respect.
Hello, in July 2014, while playing football, I made a sharp jerk and felt an unpleasant sensation in the front of the thigh of my right leg, as if something had torn or something similar. At the same time, I could walk calmly without severe pain, I could and now can go for a run, but as for sudden movements, they are accompanied by sharp pain in the thigh, groin area and radiating to the knee. They did an ultrasound of the hip and said everything was fine. After another examination, another doctor found a pain point in the sacrolumbar joint. I was sent for a CT scan. CT conclusion: MSCT picture of initial degenerative-dystrophic changes in the lumbosacral spine (osteochondrosis). Dorsal protrusion of the l5/s1 disc. Antelisthesis of the l5 vertebra. Signs of spondyloarthrosis at the level of th12-s1 segments. Signs of bilateral sacroiliitis (more on the right). About 8 years ago there was a displacement of a vertebra in the sacrolumbar region, and it was realigned. No one among the doctors has answered specifically whether pain in the hip and pain in the spine are connected. What could it be? Aching pain in the lower back appeared about 3 weeks ago; before that it had not bothered me for 4 months. I also noticed that, for example, when quickly climbing stairs, there is a feeling of spasm, tightness in the back of the thigh. And also, the feeling that the leg is becoming wooden. They took an x-ray of the hip joint - everything was normal and without changes. The neurosurgeon prescribed Movalis, Mucosat, Combilipen. Kolya for about a week: it is not yet entirely clear whether there are improvements, if there are, I did not say that these improvements are strong. Please help me with this question. Thank you!
The symptoms are characteristic of your protrusion. But bilateral sacroiliitis is a little confusing. Perform an HLA B27 genome test. Best regards.
Piriformis syndrome. Who to contact in Moscow? How to treat? Nothing (movalis, voltaren, midakalm) helps - I’ve been taking it for 2 months.
Consultant: Treatment is provided by neurologists/chiropractors.
Pain in the perineum, upper thigh, buttock area. The surgeon, neurosurgeon, and neurologist prescribed Movalis, Mydocalm and Voltaren ointment, which I have been using for 2 months now with zero results. Pain when standing up, while sitting, especially when walking. I have no opportunity to go beyond the threshold. How to get back to normal? The pain occurred suddenly, without injury or cooling. Age 65 years old, has problems with the spine.
Consultant: Tell your doctors about the ineffectiveness of treatment so that they can select another drug therapy for you.
Hello! I am 50 years old. I am worried about pain in the lumbosacral region, buttocks and legs. An MRI showed a herniated disc. I was treated with medication, but there were almost no results. Neurosurgeons insist on surgery. Please look at my pictures and the MRI report, and tell me - is it possible to do without surgery in my case?
Consultant: In order for us to view the photo, it must be uploaded in image format. In addition, in such an important issue it is necessary to analyze each case separately. If you want to get some real forecasts, then you need to go in person for a consultation.
Hello. I'm trying to resend you the photo. It didn't work the first time. MRI conclusion: Retrolisthesis of the L5 vertebra. MRI signs of deforming spondylosis, osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine with circular protrusion of the L5-S1 intervertebral disc up to 3 cm, with bilateral lateral stenosis at this level. Dorsal median disc herniation L5-S1 up to 10.5 mm, with signs of sequestration (sequestrum size -8*12mm), displacement of the sequestrum caudally and into the right lateral recess, deformation of the dural sac, spinal canal stenosis. MR signs of spondylodiscitis in the L5-S1 segment. Spondyloarthrosis. Please write if it is possible to do without surgery. At the moment I can’t come for an in-person consultation, I don’t feel well and I don’t live close. If there is hope, then I will come.
Consultant: There is hope and a fairly good chance of recovery without surgery, but forecasts can only be made after a full examination. Before you go, you need to make an appointment and during the telephone conversation, exclude contraindications and visit a gynecologist (important!).
Hello, I'm 51 years old. For three years now I have been suffering from pain in the lower back, in the lower left part of the buttock, radiating to the lower leg, and the toes of my left foot are going numb. I take painkillers, but, unfortunately, everything is temporary. You can’t do without painkillers, there are sharp aching pains in the buttock and lower legs. Now I started taking Structum. Please advise, thanks in advance.
Consultant: Perform an MRI of the lumbar region. Without diagnosis it is impossible to treat.
Hello. Pain appeared , then went into the leg under the knee and into the foot. The pain under the knee and in the foot when walking is unbearable, I can’t walk even 10 meters. They prescribed injections of Dexamethasone intramuscularly, Dexalgin and Mexidol intramuscularly. We pierced it for 10 days, nothing much has changed. Today is 03/05/13. I went to a chiropractor, he gave me subcutaneous injections all over the left side from the lower back to the foot, probably with painkillers and baralgin intramuscularly and aminophylline intravenously, and it seemed to make me feel better, but I don’t know for how long. Could you comment on my study of the lumbar spine:
on a series of CT tomograms, the physiological lumbar lordosis is straightened. The width of the spinal canal in the sagittal plane is 12 mm. Degenerative-dystrophic changes in the vertebral bodies and small joints are determined. The height of the L4-5; L5-S1 discs is reduced. At the level of L4-5, postero-central disc prolapse is determined, with a sagittal size of up to 2 mm. At the L5-S1 level, a paramedial disc herniation is detected on the left, with a sagittal size of up to 9 mm. The nerve roots enter through the intervertebral foramina and are not changed. Paravertibral soft tissues - without visible pathology. There is also a photo. Waiting for an answer. Thank you.
Consultant: The prognosis is still unfavorable, the spine is being overloaded. You need to undergo complex treatment.
According to the MRI conclusion: osteochondrosis of the lumbar spine. Protrusion of the L5-S1 disc. A small cyst of the sacral canal at the S3 level. Is it possible with such a diagnosis that stools are disrupted, mushy stools 3-4 times a day for a month, sometimes with mucus, stomach pain. These symptoms coincided with increased pain in the lumbosacral region. The pain radiates to the tailbone, sometimes the buttocks go numb.
Consultant: It is necessary to separate gastrointestinal pain from pain in the spine. Pain in the buttock, tailbone, lower back - most likely from the spine. Stomach pain, stool, etc. rather unrelated to the spine. But the diseases could worsen at the same time and they also need to be treated in parallel.
I feel pain at the point where it is indicated in the picture as TrP1. Pain is not always felt. In the evening, when I get into an uncomfortable position, but then if I lie down or sit comfortably, it goes away, and in the morning I don’t feel anything again. I don’t feel pain all the time, maybe a couple of times a day and sometimes when walking, I try not to take long steps. But it only hurts in one spot.
I read about the sciatic nerve and I’m afraid, what if it’s him... There are no more symptoms, it doesn’t radiate to the leg, there’s no numbness. I go to the pool, do exercises every day and sometimes do yoga.
Thank you! I hope for your answer and recommendations.
Consultant: This is a rather bad symptom, which may hide a problem with the spine or hip joint. There can only be one piece of advice - find the cause of the pain, and for this you need to carry out a diagnosis.