painful hips???

[Paddles]

Hi

I'm 5 months pregnant and suffering very badly with my hip - similar symptoms to what everyone mentioned here. Can't turn over in my sleep the pain is excrutiating. Also if I sit down for too long it ceases up and it's very hard to get up and walk, if I walk for too long it gets sore.

I know it's not sciatic pain becuase I had that earlier on and it's cleared up. I've been having massage but it seems to be aggravating it. My Dr suggested seeing a physio - just wondered if anyone had had any sucess and could recommend someone, either pysio or osteopath.

 

[donkey]

Nursie

Where can you find cranial osteopathy in Hong Kong? is it expensive?

Cara,

Seems that you could use cranial osteopathy. It helped me a lot during my last pregnancy. It's also a great preparation for birth. It does your body so much good! There's a great therapist at the vitality center in hk.

 

[carang]

NOTHING worked for me... i ended up in a wheelchair for 4 months of my 8 month pregnancy. one year later, i can walk, but for short periods of time. i will most likely have double hip surgery by april.

if your pain is like mine was, then there's not much that can help. mine, they found out later, was caused by a tearing of the cartilage around the hip socket. when you are pregnant, your joints loosen up dramatically. this meant that there was a lot more movement in the joint and the torn cartilage was getting pinned between the two bones of the joint. EXCRUCIATING!

for me, physio had no use whatsoever.

 

[Paddles]

Carang

I'm sorry to hear you had such a difficult time and I hope your case is an exception rather than the norm. Sounds terrible!!

 

[JennyB]

You can also try a chiropractor if physio doesn't help. I posted above on that. My chiro said my sacroilliac joint (where the hips join the spine) had become jammed into the wrong position. It was really like a miracle cure for me. Everyone's body is different but it is worth trying everything if your pain is terrible! I used David Cosman (2975 4114).

There are also physios and physios. The physio who is best informed in HK about women's issues is Robin Kerr (2715 4577) - I have heard of her working miracles on people but her schedule is often fully booked.

 

[mushi]

pelvic cramps

wow....feels good to know (sorry) that what i suffer from is not so alien....i am 8 months pregnant and i have horrible pain in my inner thighs and hips, something that is very difficult to pin-point at but yes walking, moving, is extremely difficult.....my doc suggested i go to a phisio but due to time constraints i did not do so......i had a nasty fall last week that shot up the pain but honestly after a day the overall pain is not so bad as before....thanks for the heating pad hint will try it out.

 

[carang]

my pain was very localised to the hip area, there was nothing around the thighs at all.

sorry that you are in so much pain. it's really awful and i feel for you!

 

[ania8888]

there is no rason to be in so much pain. my hip pain started in my 6 month. i was referred to a physio, and after 2 visits i feel great improvement. could not sleep, my hip was so painful, walking was difficult. it spread to my things too because of the imbalance. an experienced physio dealing with pregnant ladies should be able to pick it up easily. my physio declared my pelvis was out of balance after tooching and feeling my lower back. my right hip was tilting forward, and all the muscles around were hard as stone but trying to compenste. at night it got worse, as the ligaments relax, and your new weight presses even more.

i can recommend physio in motion, 4th floor in the same building as Dr Lucy Lord at Duddell St. Her name is Abby, trained in the UK. 50 min appointment, 40 mins body work, 10 mins changing, costs HKD750. highly recommned it.

anna

 

[carang]

anna, physio only works if the problem is with muscles etc.

not all problems are like that.

for me, the cartilage was/is torn around the hip joint. when i move a certain way, the ball pinches the cartilage and causes excruciating pain.

no amount of physio will help.