Apart from
hip
pain is caused by a
specific injury or an
arthritic hip
joint, most pains in the
hip, groin or top of the
leg are caused by a
mechanical overload from a problem elsewhere. This will
usually be from the lower
back or
pelvis,
but can be from the knee or even the
foot.
Recurring groin
strains are common in
sports people, especially
footballers,
and a twisted
pelvis is often the root
problem, which causes a weakness and an overload of the
muscles and tendons in the groin.
Pain in this area often makes walking very difficult and patients often "seize up" if they have been sitting for too long. If a chronic groin or hip problem is not treated it will usually cause problems with the lower back as the patients start to adapt the way they walk.
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