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Hip injury or what

08/09/2008 07:32PM

Question:

right side hip feels like a sharp pain every time i stand up or try to walk and my lower leg like someones has a super grip around my ankle and toes feel (numb)

Answer:

Although you've not indicated how your symptoms relate to sports, regardless, given the severity of your symptoms and the extent to which they interfere with even basic activities, the best starting point is a history and physical examination by your physician, who can then determine the possible need for such diagnostic studies as imaging and/or EMG (electromyography, to evaluate for the possibility of nerve irritation) if those results would influence decision-making regarding your treatment.

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Response by:

The Ohio State University Brian L. Bowyer, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical PM&R
OSU Sports Medicine and Family Health Center
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Brian L. Bowyer, MD