"popping" Hip Pain

You should defintely get this checked out, my shoulder does this a lot along with alot of my other bones and I know it does hurt!
Sincerely,
sandy

You must have definitely hurt your back sometime and the symptoms of the old injury could be showing out. An xray of the lumbar spine would reveal if there any pathological changes. It could be sciatica due to lumbar spondylosis or just a nerve irritation/compression in the back. Homeopathic medicine has good remedies like amm mur, colocynth, mag phos to get rid of your pain and a proper follow up would be suggested by your homeopath after seeing your x ray.
Dr.Venugopal gouri
consultant homeopath.

I agree that it should be x-ray at once by a qualified chiropractor who deals with things like this.. It is some type of joint dysfunction which falls under the domain of chiropractic care.

Do you mean to tell me that only chiropractors deal with joints any mds that do that?

Orthopaedicians, orthopaedic surgeons, and sports medicine doctors also deal with bones.

Your description(the word "popping" in particular) makes me think you are suffering a condition we call "snapping hip". It frequently occurs in young athletes and dancers. In orthospeak, the snapping is caused by the iliotibial band(soft tissue) moving/snapping across the femoral greater trochanter(bony). Snapping hip may have other reasons, but since you said the pain is along your thigh and goes down to your knee, this seemed like the most logical explanation. It usually starts out painless, and may get complicated with a bursistis, or starts hurting because you have hurt the soft tissue which is snapping against the bone.

X rays will look normal, unless cartilage or bone has chipped off(doubt it, in your case)

for treatment;
(1) within the first 48 hours(after the pain starts, not the snapping) ice it, to decrease blood supply to the area, and minimise bleeding(collected blood inside your body nearly always turns into scar tissue, and that decreases mobility), plus it numbs the pain. You can ice it for 20 minutes per hour, excluding your sleeping time..At least thats what I advise my patients to do. You will also want to decrease activity.
(2) it band stretching exercises; consult a physiotherapist, s/he will teach you those, and you have to do them frequently.
(3) nsaids(non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) will help you with the pain, although I dont advocate their usage; you can get a prescription from your doctor, I guess.
(4) modify your activity(for a while) so that you dont have to do repetitive hip movements.

Surgery may be useful if all other methods of treatment fails.

Your ankle is probably hurting because you've been limping, causing an unaccustomed stress on the ligaments keeping the bones together. Again, id recommend icing, elevation, and wear ankle supports when you have to walk.

Hope this helps.

Drvenugopal; sciatica would cause radiating pain along the posterior area of the thigh, and the popping sensation at the hip could not possibly be caused by a lumbar problem.

Snapping hip syndrome is the most likely source. It is very unlikely that the back is the causative problem. The opinions stated above point out the fallacies behind homeopathic medicine. Homeopathy perpetuates myths and conjecture clearly in an absence of a fundamental understanding of basic pathology, anatomy, and physiology. See your doctor. A real doctor. Even a chiropractor would be able to make the appropriate diagnosis.

Sure hope you are doing better by now, the post was done in 04/04, if you have taken the nsaids I sure hope you are o.K. With them, their are a lot of people who have gastrointestinal(sp, stomach basically) problems, high blood pressure with them, I have tried them vioxx, celebrex, even the traditional one's, ibuprofen, tylenol, alleve, I thought I was going to die, massive headaches, nausea, they finally realized that I was allergic to them! Most surgeon's will not operate on you until after you have been on them for a while because they can thin you blood even aspirin is another anti-inflammatory and I am not saying they are bad for everyone, if they help then go for it but beware of the consequences you might pay!
But all meds have side-effects inluding herbs and naturopathic meds, if they could just quit giving us all these meds and fix the situations, it would be a lot better!
Sincerely,
sandy

hi, this is for malibubarbie504

ive been a dancer sense i was about 4 and im in the military security forces. i am only 20 years old and i have the same problem but i have gone to about 9 doctors and no one can come up with a real answer they all have a different diagnosis and they all have been wrong. and physical therapy and that made the problem worse. i was just wondering if maybe you had gotten the problem figured out by now? All of your symptoms sound just like mine your help would be appreciated.

V/R
Jackie