He knee pain It usually breaks out spontaneously or due to injury and take on more and more prominence until it becomes omnipresent and resistant to the pain relievers usual. On this path, many people tend to delay their checkupswithout taking into account that this may be the symptom of a more severe problem.
As he explained orthopedic doctor Matthew Beal to the Spanish edition of La Razón, a recent study of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center revealed that most people do not know that behind the pain in the joint There is a basic situation and letting it pass can delay the diagnosis and the treatment appropriate.
«Patients come to me for knee pain. But when I examine them and turn her hips, the sensation intensifies. Therefore, I decided to form a team to develop a study that supported the hypothesis that relates the knee pain with other situations and unravel their true causes,” he explained Beal in the La Razón note.
To answer the question about the reasons that are beyond this pain very typical, the cited note expands the results of the investigation of the Ohio State University. These are the data from the survey.
- 72% do not know that the knee pain It may originate in the hip.
- 69% do not relate the groin pain with a problem of hip.
- 66% are unaware that the thigh pain It may also be associated with this area of the pelvic girdle.
On the other hand, the research infers that four out of ten people they just respond to that pain inexplicable «putting up with it», while 52% choose to automedicarse instead of going to the specialist. “The long-term consequence is the limitation of mobility and the autonomy with the deterioration in quality of life«, completes the doctor.
Knee and hip: warning symptoms
The note, at the same time, focuses on the manifestations that should not be missed and that are the reason for a medical consultation. Here, the main items.
- Trapping or clicking sensation in the hip.
- Difficulty bending over or tying shoes.
- Low back pain persistent.
While among the least recognized signs are the night painthe difficulty sleeping or the feeling of tightness in the groin.
Faced with these manifestations, “the first thing we do is perform x-rays to determine if there are bursitis o arthritis in the hip«, highlights Beal.
What is hip arthritis all about?
This condition, also known as hip osteoarthritisit is a degenerative disease that affects this joint.
The cause is the cartilage wear that covers parts of the femur and the pelvis and, among the consequences, are the painthe rigidity and the movement limitation.
«You always have to evaluate the alternative of a hip replacementa technique called arthroplasty«he points out Beal. This surgery removes damaged bone and cartilage from the hip joint and replaces it with a prosthesis. Although it is true that it has a rehabilitation y recovery arduous, significantly increases well-being.
