A common complaint often seen in practice is a pain around the hip. This pain often radiates into the buttocks, groin and through the outside edge of the thigh to the knee. It is often accompanied with the sensation that the knee is instable and lying in bed on the painful side is impossible.
Frequently is thought that these complaints are caused by wear and tear or bursitis in the hip. Thorough examination shows more than often that a misaligned pelvis is the underlying cause of this problem. Because the hip joint is part of the pelvis, the hip joint is also twisted in a awkward position to compensate. This often affects the bursa and gets irritated. This change of position in the hip puts the knee in an abnormal position. This creates instability and a lot of people with this complaint drop through the knee without any pain. The pain on the outside of the leg is caused by too much tension of a muscle on the outside of the leg which is attached to the pelvis and the knee capsule. Because of the position change, the distance between pelvis and knee has increased and the muscle puts more pressure on the bursa in the hip which makes lying on that side impossible. If the sciatic nerve gets irritated as well, patients complain of pain or pins and needles in the affected leg.
This complaint is a complex disorder with many biomechanical compounds that interact and cause a lot of different pains. Accurate diagnosis is essential to handle this complaint properly. An officially registered chiropractor can help you to get rid of these complaints. Our clinic has great results treating this problem.