Hip/pelvis problems?
What kinds of problems have you had with your hips/pelvis? I've been to 2 doctors and worked with 3 physical therapists, and nobody can agree on what is going on. I felt my hip dislocate while doing a warm up for an exercise video 2 months ago. Since then it's gotten progressively worse to the point that I can't work a full day anymore.
One physical therapist - who specializes in the female pelvis - said that everything was out of place to the point that she had a hard time finding bones. She told me books would say it's impossible for everything to be so out of place. My orthoped and another physical therapist (one of my regulars) both think that it's my femur coming out of the socket and the rest is general instability. My therapist emailed me earlier with a theory that everybody's coming up with a different theory because things keep shifting. She's frustrated and thinks nobody is considering my history. She asked me to keep a detailed journal of pain/meds/activity/etc so we can look for patterns.
I've had MRIs and x-rays and they can't find anything (naturally, I've never had anything show up, at least until a 2nd review). Nobody can agree on a treatment (the orthoped wants me on crutches, 2 therapists think I need to be walking), but 3/5 of them have told me that if they don't figure out a way to make it better I've got weeks-months until I'll be in a wheelchair.
I just don't know what to do. What questions do I need to be asking? Any tips in deciding on treatments/who to listen to?
One physical therapist - who specializes in the female pelvis - said that everything was out of place to the point that she had a hard time finding bones. She told me books would say it's impossible for everything to be so out of place. My orthoped and another physical therapist (one of my regulars) both think that it's my femur coming out of the socket and the rest is general instability. My therapist emailed me earlier with a theory that everybody's coming up with a different theory because things keep shifting. She's frustrated and thinks nobody is considering my history. She asked me to keep a detailed journal of pain/meds/activity/etc so we can look for patterns.
I've had MRIs and x-rays and they can't find anything (naturally, I've never had anything show up, at least until a 2nd review). Nobody can agree on a treatment (the orthoped wants me on crutches, 2 therapists think I need to be walking), but 3/5 of them have told me that if they don't figure out a way to make it better I've got weeks-months until I'll be in a wheelchair.
I just don't know what to do. What questions do I need to be asking? Any tips in deciding on treatments/who to listen to?