Causes of thigh pain and treatment options

The hip joint is the connection of the thigh to the pelvis. The articulation is arranged to provide any direction of foot movement. This feature causes a variety of damage probabilities. The problem is causing pain in the thigh joint.

The constituent parts of the articulation undergo painful changes.

Characteristics of pain causes

Injuries

When there is pain in the femoral joint that extends to the leg and buttocks, the cause of the pathology may be:

1. Congenital dislocation due to unsuccessful delivery. Injury in newborns is diagnosed immediately. The child has noticeable uneven folds on the buttocks, shortening of the legs. Often the nerve is stretched.
2. Traumatic dislocation. Characterized by pain when moving the leg to the side, it is impossible to stand or sit. Hematoma and swelling develop in the joint area. Thigh dislocation requires urgent treatment of the victim.
3. Neck fracture. Diagnosis is more common in women older than 60 years. The provocateur of what hurts a woman's upper right thigh is a banal fall. A sharp pain is felt during the fracture, which increases with movement. Very unpleasant discomfort inside the thigh. The injured area is swollen, a bruise develops on the joint. The injured limb becomes shorter, developing lameness. If the nerve in the lesion contracts, the thigh will become numb.
4. Joint injury. The pain is mild but intensifies with active movement. In a static posture the symptoms disappear. Such an injury is typical for people prone to falling. The victim is lame, but the condition goes away quickly.
5. Perforation fracture. The pain is moderate or severe. Movement aggravates the symptom. Perhaps the crushed nerve in which the pain throws, the limbs contract.

Traumatic injuries are a common cause of back pain in the pelvis. Serious fractures or dislocations often require surgery. If the nerve is tightened, the leg begins to numb - see a doctor immediately.

Systemic diseases

Pain in the joint can provoke systemic pathologies of connective tissue. Treatment of such diseases is needed constantly because they are practically incurable. Treatment is organized in a complex way, it must ensure the impact on the cause of discomfort.

Such diseases can cause pain:

• Bekhterev's disease. The pain is dull, intensifying at night. More often the pelvic bones ache, radiating to the knee, groin, thigh. Movement is difficult, people are limited. Inflammation develops inside the joint.
• Reiter Syndrome. The disease is characterized by damage to the genitals, joints and inflammation of the conjunctiva. Pathology refers to autoimmune diseases, developing due to intestinal infection. Pain in the femoral joint that radiates to the uterus is felt a few weeks after infection. The pain syndrome is severe, the temperature rises. The pelvic area is swollen. Most often, the disease causes symmetrical damage to the joints.
• მაevatoid arthritis. The problem is characterized by inflammation of the connective tissue. With pathology, the joint never pus. The disease is a precursor to coxarthrosis. Initially there is swelling, shooting pain, discomfort while walking. The temperature inside the joint rises, then the strength of movement develops. Noticeable pain in the hip joint, which lies sideways at night. Pathology is manifested both on the right and on the left. The nerves are twisted due to the destruction of the joint.

Degenerative changes

Causes of pain in the femoral joint and quite sharp, attraction or burning are degenerative changes due to such diseases:

1. Deformity of varus juveniles. Is an attractive dull ache that radiates to the knee. Exercise increases the intensity of the syndrome.
2. Coxarthrosis. The pathology is diagnosed in people of both sexes. It is treated for a long time, and the therapy is quite complicated. The disease is characterized by the development of degenerative and destructive processes in the joint. Signs of the disease: The patient experiences joint pain due to prolonged walking, jogging or climbing stairs. In other cases, the discomfort goes away. Then the inside of the thigh aches, causing pain in the groin area. Daily exercise significantly enhances the sensations, but the discomfort disappears during rest. Due to prolonged walking lameness is formed, the joint begins to click. Muscle tone deteriorates, tendon function is disrupted. In the advanced stage of the disease quite strong pains are observed at night, lameness is already pronounced. Immobility develops as a result of muscle atrophy, losing volume. Therapy can stop joint destruction.

Such diseases cause constant lameness, resulting in a person with limited work activity, unable to fully exercise. It is difficult to even get out of bed in the morning.

Inflammatory or infectious causes

In addition to direct damage to the joint, inflammation of the joint sac, tendons, or muscles can cause discomfort. Infectious diseases also cause pelvic pain in women and men:

• Tuberculous arthritis. The pathology mainly affects children with weakened immune systems. The child gets tired quickly, runs a little. The thigh muscles begin to atrophy, the leg shortens, the joint clicks. Gradually, a strong pain syndrome develops in the damaged joint. Sometimes the pain is sharp, but more often it burns or attracts. Later pus develops in the joint, which exacerbates the symptoms.
• Purulent arthritis. In such a disease the temperature rises, the skin around the joint becomes red, swelling is noticeable and a sharp or sharp pain is felt. Any load (banal getting out of bed) is painful. The pain goes away. Therapy can not be delayed because the person develops sepsis.
• Bursitis is an inflammation that affects the joint sac. The main symptom is pain that extends to the feet. Acute, discomfort increases while standing. When the limb is not loaded, the pain just burns.
• Aseptic necrosis of the femoral head. Mostly pathology develops in young people. Causes deterioration of blood circulation in the femoral joint. Tissue cells die due to necrosis. The disease is characterized by severe pain leading to the uterus, a strong burning sensation in the affected area. It hurts so much that the young man loses the ability to stand on his feet, it is difficult to get out of bed in the morning. Most often the patient is helped only by the injection of analgesics. After a few days the pain symptom disappears. As the pathology progresses, changes occur in the tendons and muscles that atrophy. Gait disorder develops due to lameness.

Infectious pathologies develop various pains: burning, fatigue or a feeling of traction. The discomfort has increased so much that it interferes with sleep at night. Any such disease requires urgent treatment.

Treatment

Even when the pelvic-femoral joint pain is interrupted, it should definitely be considered. Methods of therapy depend on the provocateurs of the symptom.

Congenital dislocation

When the dislocation is congenital, the child is placed on the joint with orthopedic products: patches, stirrups, it is recommended to use a break pillow. Such funds help to maintain the physiological condition of the newborn limbs. In such conditions the baby should be at least six months old.

When traditional treatment is ineffective, the child needs surgery. Operatively, the bone head is placed in its place in the newborn, while correcting other defects. When the orthopedic tools have already been removed, the child is shown a light massage to strengthen the muscles.

Traumatic dislocation

In case of traumatic dislocation, the doctor prescribes medication that eliminates the muscle tone and then puts it in the place of the thigh. After that the patient should be calm. If there is numbness in the limb, it means that the nerve is crushed. In such a situation it is not possible without a neurologist examination.

Bekhterev syndrome

The therapy of Bekhterev disease is carried out in a complex way. This helps to provoke the inflammatory process by reducing the intensity of those symptoms. Treatment includes taking medications (immunosuppressants, hormonal drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs), physiotherapy and therapeutic exercises (especially useful for muscle stretching). Recommended massage from the injured joint.

Drugs in combination with therapeutic exercises are prescribed only by a traumatologist, surgeon or orthopedist. You need to swim more to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. In difficult situations the patient is prescribed joint replacement.

Thigh fracture

Therapy for such injuries is provided by a traumatologist. Surgical intervention is recommended for the patient as conservative treatment is rarely effective. However, if surgery is not possible, the patient is given a cast from the heel to the lower back. In the elderly, such injuries rarely grow together - the healing process takes months.

Outcomes of the disease include impaired functioning of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, as the patient does not have the ability to move normally and lead an active lifestyle. Even just sitting is problematic for him.

When a joint is fractured, there is a burning sensation inside the soft tissues. During the surgical intervention, the fixation of the bone body and head with pins or screws is used, in difficult cases endoprosthesis is performed.

Reiter's disease

Antibiotics, glucocorticosteroids, anti-inflammatory drugs, immune suppressants, and topical ointments are used to treat Reiter's pathology. Therapy lasts for more than four months. Even adequate treatment does not prevent the likelihood of disease recurrence.

The whole period of recovery is needed to maintain muscle tone with physical exercises - traditional stretching.

მაevatoid arthritis

The cause of thigh pain in women and men is often rheumatoid arthritis. Pathology can provoke strong pain, it is impossible to get rid of it completely. However, drug therapy should be used to improve the quality of life. Hormonal drugs, cytostatics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antirheumatic drugs are used.

Surgical intervention is used only when the disease is progressing when the patient is virtually unable to walk and sit. It is recommended to fix the joint or its arthroplasty. Useful physical exercises, local ointments.

Coxarthrosis

Coxarthrosis therapy seeks to eliminate the causes of unpleasant symptoms. The pathology is initially treated by conservative methods. The patient is recommended to show nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chondroprotectors, drugs that improve blood circulation.

Warming ointments and analgesics are actively used in the treatment. In addition, light therapeutic training is recommended for the patient. Often the joint requires anesthesia, so intramuscular injections are used during significant discomfort.

Conservative therapy has no desired effect in advanced disease. Any load on the joint worsens the patient's well-being. Without the help of a stranger, the patient can not get out of bed. He needs constant painkillers. In such a situation only surgical intervention can correct the situation.

Arthroplasty is most often done, but this procedure is contraindicated in the elderly. Because of this, only ancillary surgeries are performed for such patients. Surgical treatment is completed with a course of recovery: minimal stretching, simple exercises performed under the supervision of a physician.

Proper therapy helps to stop the progression of the disease, eliminate the painful symptoms.

Peculiarities of Infectious Injury Therapy

If pain in the femoral joint is provoked by an infectious lesion, then you should first consult an infectious disease specialist. How to alleviate pain in the femoral joint with such pathology? It all depends on the type of disease:

1. Tuberculous arthritis is predominantly treated conservatively. The patient is required to restrict mobility by using a tight bandage. When an abscess develops inside the soft tissue, it is removed surgically.
2. Purulent arthritis. First, anesthesia of the affected joint is done. Intra-articular injection of analgesic is used for this. Antibiotics and antibacterial drugs are used against the infection, using different groups of them at the same time, which are prescribed only by a doctor. In addition, the abscesses are removed. The injured limb should be immobile - the patient is placed on a plaster cast or plaster cast.
3. Therapy of aseptic necrosis involves the restoration of weak blood flow, resorption of dead areas. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and vitamin complexes, blood thinners are used for anesthesia of the limb. Anesthetic ointment and massage procedures are additionally prescribed for thigh pain. The disease is still treated with physiotherapeutic means, therapeutic exercises. Minimally invasive surgeries or joint arthroplasty are used in difficult situations.
4. Since bursitis causes severe pain, anesthesia should be prescribed. For this purpose anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs are used, their intramuscular injection. Steroid drugs are used to quickly eliminate severe discomfort. Since the joint is constantly sore, it needs rest.

Limbs numbness, burning and pain in the joint that radiates to the limb are unpleasant sensations, indicating the presence of serious pathology. Sometimes folk recipes help in such a situation.

Alternative treatment

When the patient has a strong burning pain, tendon problems are noticeable, but it is contraindicated to use medication - the use of folk recipes is allowed. Although they are not a panacea, however, in complex therapy they can correct the situation. You must obtain medical permission for such a procedure before using any folk remedy.

Here are some recommendations:

1. Clay compress. Such a folk remedy helps to eliminate pain and reduce swelling of the joint. Clay is recommended alternately, first blue and then black. Used at night, wrap the compress with a woolen cloth.
2. Homemade ointment made from white foot root and visceral fat. Drain the fat, add the root, first pressing in a meat grinder. Put the mixture on low heat. After boiling, put on the fire for another 7 minutes. Apply the cooled ointment on the damaged joint before going to bed. Be sure to insulate the joint. Such a folk remedy perfectly eliminates swelling, other unpleasant signs.
3. Cabbage compresses. You will need honey with them. Grease the cabbage leaf with bee product, then apply it on the sore spot. Cover the compress from the top with a plastic bag, wipe everything with a woolen cloth. Therapeutic course - one month. It is recommended to do a light massage of the joint in the intervals between compresses.
4. Lemon, garlic and celery remedy relieves severe pain. To prepare it, take 2 lemons, 130 g of garlic and 300 g of celery (root). Grind the ingredients well in a meat grinder, pour into a container with a tight lid. Pour boiling water over everything, stir. Close the lid and wrap the dish with a blanket. After 12 hours, drink the liquid for 1 hour. K. For several months before eating.

We must remember that the stretched nerve, which occurred inside the thigh joint, can not be eliminated by folk remedies. Be sure to visit a neurologist if you have limb numbness. Also, do not forget that any damage to the joint that causes pain must be identified in a timely manner and treated adequately.

Light exercise, stretching exercises can prevent joint dysfunction.