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SELF-CARE |
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Did you fall or suddenly feel your hip give way? |
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2. Do the toes on that leg
seem to turn out, and does it hurt to
straighten, lift or stand on your leg? |
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Your pain and deformity may be from a HIP
FRACTURE. |
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See your doctor. |
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Your pain may be from a HIP POINTER, a bruised
hip socket. |
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Use heat and an anti-inflammatory medicine for
comfort after you check with your doctor. |
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*3. Do you have stiffness in any
other joints, or are they swollen or red? |
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Your hip pain may be from
ARTHRITIS. |
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Try an anti-inflammatory medicine. If you don't
get relief, see your doctor. |
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Have you felt a "click" in your hip or
occasional pain with activity? |
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You may have a CONGENITAL HIP PROBLEM, a
deformity of the hip joint that began before
birth. |
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See your doctor. |
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Do you have pain in the back of the hip that
starts in the lower back and travels into the
buttocks or into the leg? |
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This is probably from
SCIATICA, a pinched nerve. If the pain
shoots down the leg near the knee or to the
foot, this could be from a
RUPTURED DISK. |
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Heat, anti-inflammatory medicine, and rest may
help. See your doctor if the pain continues or
if it travels down the leg. Contact your doctor
immediately if you develop difficulty
controlling urination or bowel movements. |
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Is the person a child with pain in the knees,
hips or groin? |
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This could be related to a number of disorders,
including a
SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS. |
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See your doctor. |
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information, please consult your doctor. If you
think the problem is serious, call right away. |
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