Re: Hip arthritis?

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You might want to get an X-ray of your hip joint(s) to see if the pain could be

caused by arthritis. In case you don't understand how that works, cartilage is

invisible to X-rays, so if there's cartilage there, it appears as a space. So

if there's reduced space or no space, you have arthritis. But beware: I've

found out that radiologists (who are some of the best paid MDs) read X-rays and

other types of radiological films like most people read Rorschach tests.

Whatever the radiologist says, get a second opinion from an OS who specializes

in hips reading the films. My right clavicle is completely dislocated out of

the joint, says OS #4, who is a shoulder expert (wrote the book on it --

literally). The radiologists who saw the X-rays said nothing was wrong with it.

Any first-grader could tell you it wasn't in the same plane (or possibly the

same universe) as the other clavicle, was raised up & out, and had more space

between it & the sternum than the other one. Completely useless people.

Apologies to any radiologists reading this.

Ann(WA)

Stretches, anyone?

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> I have ITBS and CP. I've had injections, been through PT....all

was

> getting better until the last couple of weeks. My hip did not

hurt

> until recently (although EVERY healthcare professional that I saw

was

> dumbfounded by the fact that my hip DID NOT hurt). I know that I

need

> to stretch the IT band, but I cannot for the life of me figure

out how

> to do it! I've tried the stretch where you lay on the side of

the bed

> and hang the leg over....nothing. I've tried the one where you

cross

> the legs and lean over....I feel a stretch, but not in the ITB

area.

> HELP!

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> I'm also curious...does anyone know if a cho-pat brace will help

the

> hip pain? Yes, my knee hurts, too, but the " louder " pain is in

my hip

> at the moment.

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> I want to be active again - walking 12-15 miles a week - so that

I can

> continue on my path to weight loss, but I am so discouraged right

now

> because of the pain. Is it bad to ignore the pain and just walk

or be

> active? Is it possible to ignore it? I'm really struggling here

and

> my husband doesn't get it! AGGGGGHHHHH!

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