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Hip pain is one of many discomforts experienced by most people all over the world. The aching sensation restrains them from doing the things they love and even the most common errands at home. Try to ease the pain at the early stage before things get worse.

The hip joint is a ball and socket joint, with the round headed femur and cup-like acetabulum of the pelvis allowing it to perform a wide range of motion. The joint is surrounded by a capsule filled with fluid that serves as shock absorber and allows the joint to move smoothly for a longer period of time. There are many causes of hip pain and these could crop up from the structures within or surrounding the hip joint. However, in some cases, the pain is not directly over the hip and could be a reflection of back problems.

Question:

I had injured my back recently by lifting up a ladder, then noticed that it didn’t feel right so I sat it down quick. Feeling great discomfort in my lower spine, five days later I haven’t been to mobile. Being 40 yrs, and active, what should I do?

Answer:

Evidently you are not active enough! haha. Just kidding.

I am sorry about your back. A solid back injury can be indeed disabling. Your initial reaction was definitely the right course of action. Many people push through pains thinking pains will just “go away”.

Scoliosis is a condition wherein the spine is not straight. Instead it is curved in an angle that, when viewed in an X-ray, resembles an S or a C. It is actually a three-dimensional curvature of the spine that can be classified as congenital, idiopathic or neuromuscular. To treat this abnormal deformity of the backbone, scoliosis braces for correction and prevention, or surgery for the most severe cases are recommended.

Alternative Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

Painful movement and limited mobility are the primary problems that patients with rheumatoid arthritis have to cope with. There is no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis pain and the approach that doctors use to so the patients would be to take the pain away with painkillers and drugs.

As a child, you were probably lined up and your teacher had you bend over to check if your backbone was straight or not. They probably also checked your hair for lice – hopefully you weren’t one of the ones that had it! Your teacher checking your spine to see if it was straight, as well as checking your head for lice, is one of the pre-screening measures that many schools took to catch adolescent issues early. The condition they were checking for was adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (or AIS for short, also just known as scoliosis) is when the curve of the spine actually curves sideways. This condition is called “idiopathic” because it just seems to happen for no good reason. You weren’t dropped on your head or hit in the back as a child to get your spine curved in this manner, it just grew that way. However, scoliosis can develop from certain conditions such as Cerebral Palsy or Muscular Dystrophy. It’s also important to realize that curvature of the spine is NOT caused by:

– Poor posture
– Carrying heavy things
– Sleeping in a strange position
– Athletics
– Minor leg length inequalities

It is estimated that 2-3% of the entire population has some degree of scoliosis, or curvature of the spine. However, this percentage varies when you look at the size of the curve in different people. Large curves in the spine are not as common.

There are various locations in the spine that adolescent idiopathic scoliosis can affect. The curve can be located in the lower back (lumbar curve), middle back (thoracolumbar curve) and upper back (thoracic curve). The curve can also go to the right or to the left. Finally, there are varying degrees of curves. These are measured in degrees and range from mild (10 to 30 degrees) to moderate (30 to 50 degrees) to severe (greater than 50 degrees).

The key to catching scoliosis is to spot it early. Early treatment goes a long way toward preventing life-long medical conditions, deformities and range-of-motion limitations.

There may be instances when you can feel a sudden strong ache on your back with no apparent reason at all. This could arise from various reasons like musculoskeletal problems, or a kidney infection.

Back side pain can be due to musculoskeletal problems of the ligaments, muscles, discs of the spinal column or spinal arthritis. Another possible cause of the soreness is muscle spasm or the involuntary contraction of muscles. The pain could also be a result of stitches which is usually felt after exercise caused by an uncommon physical exertion. The latter two conditions could be treated through massage and proper rest but for serious cases, it would be best to consult your physician.