Hip Pain

[Stevie13]

I've been getting a sporadic pain in my hip when I turn over in bed. It's excrutiating but short lived, and stops immediately after I hear like a pop. Almost as if hip bone is slotting into place. If I feel the pain start & can react quick enough, just bending my leg or lifting it slightly can prevent the explosion of pain.
Any ideas, please?

[Sqad]

How old are you?

[Stevie13]

44, nearly 45

[boxtops]

I had that, a few years back - I don't know what it was but a short course of visits to the osteopath sorted it out, he pinged the hip back into place.

[Sqad]

Thanks it may ell be an osteophyte (Bone overhang) in the hip joint and this is often associated with a degree of osteoarthritis.
No big deal, but at you leisure, see you GP as an X-Ray may well be necessary.

[Sqad]

or osteopath ;-)

[Sqad]

Stevie....one other point.....are you an athlete....golfer perhaps?

[Stevie13]

No athlete I'm afraid. Overweight female, presently lost two stone and on the way down, so I know weight is probably a contributory factor.

Could it be related to another problem that I have? A couple years ago I was experiencing pain in my knees and found out that the muscle on the inside of my upper legs had never developed properly. So the outside muscles were pulling my knee caps outwards. The physio actually laughed at how weak my muscles were!

[Sqad]

Stevie.....I can't see a connection.

[Stevie13]

OK Sqad - thanks ever so much for your input.