Arthritis
Arthritis - is an inflammation in the joint. If the cause of the pain was arthritis, such pain increases slowly with time. Usually hurts outer thigh.
Bursitis
Around the hip joint has three bags, which are called bursa. Therefore, their inflammation - bursitis. Bags contain liquid. They absorb and protect the joint.
If the bag has inflamed, the pain appears when a person is in this bag, or when something rests in the region of the bag.
Damage to the muscles and tendons
The movement in the hip joint is due to three major muscle groups. The pain usually occurs when there is over-voltage the most muscle or tendon at the site of attachment to the bone. The pain intensifies when moving the hip in any particular direction.
Problems with the nerves
Around the hip joint are a lot of nerves. If these nerves are compressed, the pain appears. Pain associated with nerve, usually accompanied by numbness, tingling, or burning. Sometimes it may appear a weakness in his leg.
When you need to go to the doctor?
- If the pain is sudden and very strong, it hurts to carry weight on the injured leg, it hurts to rotate the leg outward. Often, if there was a pain in the hip joint, it is hip fracture. This happens as a result of even a minor fall or injury.
- If the hip joint area swollen.
- If hip pain accompanied by fever.
- If there was a weakness in his leg.
