Your hip can hurt due to a variety of causes. The most common causes of hip pain are arthritis or injury. After repeated use, your hip socket can get worn down. A lot of people are in pain because of damage to the muscles, ligaments, tendons and other soft tissues that surround the hip joint.
Pain
Pain is your body telling you that you have hurt it. This is a good thing, important when you are injured. It can also help diagnose problems with your body. Sometimes pain continues long after it's necessary. Amputees report phantom pain in the legs or arms they no longer have.
There are different kinds of pain, and describing the type is useful in diagnosis: recurring, constant, steady, knife-like, radiating, sharp, dull. Medicines that dull pain are analgesics. Those that kill all feeling are anesthetics.
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HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland answeredExamples of heart-related causes of chest pain include:
- Heart attack - A heart attack is a result of a blood clot that's blocking blood flow to the heart muscle.
- Angina - Thick plaques can gradually build up on the inner walls of the arteries that carry blood to the heart. Angina is the pain caused when these plaques narrow the arteries and restrict the heart's blood supply, particularly during exertion.
- Aortic dissection - This life-threatening condition involves the aorta, the main artery leading from the heart. If the inner layers of the aorta separate, blood will be forced between the layers and can cause it to rupture.
- Pericarditis - This condition, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart, usually causes sharp pain that gets worse when the person breathes in or lies down.
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HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland answered
Non-cardiac chest pain can be caused by a number of medical problems. Some types of chest pain are associated with injuries or other problems affecting the structures that make up the chest wall. Examples include:
- Costochondritis - In this condition, the cartilage of the rib cage, particularly the cartilage that joins the ribs to the breastbone, becomes inflamed and painful.
- Sore muscles - Chronic pain syndromes, such as fibromyalgia, can produce persistent muscle-related chest pain.
- Injured ribs - A bruised or broken rib can cause chest pain.
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Dr. Ankit D. Parikh, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered on behalf of Northside HospitalSee All 7 AnswersA cardiologist explains the numerous types of chest pain that may indicate a problem with the heart. Watch this video with Ankit Parikh, MD from Northside Hospital.
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Rio Grande Regional Hospital answeredSee All 6 AnswersChest pain can be caused by many things, in addition to the heart: It can be caused by bone issues (including ribs and sternum), organs such as the lungs (as well as airways) and even entire systems in the body, such as the gastrointestinal system. Cardiac pain is called angina pectoris.
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Dr. Tseday E. Sirak, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered on behalf of StoneSprings Hospital CenterSee All 2 Answers
About 40 percent of women have atypical symptoms of chest pain. In this video, Tseday Sirak, MD, from StoneSprings Hospital Center, walks us through where atypical chest pain is usually felt for women.
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Doctors like John Woodward, MD, with Orthopaedic Physicians of Colorado, look closely at the relationship of knee pain and trauma in order to seek the best course of treatment and discover the underlying problem.
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Scripps Health answeredShoulder pain often originates in the rotator cuff, the group of muscles and tendons that cover the shoulder joint. These tendons are already vulnerable to injury from normal activities. Injuries can also be caused by trauma or athletic activities.
In severe cases, partial or complete tendon tears can cause pain and weakness in the joint.
A dislocated shoulder is both painful and disconcerting, as people may be bothered by the sense of instability, as the ball of the shoulder slips out of the socket. Pain intensifies if the cartilage ring (labrum) around the socket tears.
Occasionally, ligaments may tighten, causing decreased range of motion. People may be unaware this is happening until they’re unable to raise their arm and their shoulder becomes frozen and painful. This is more common in people with diabetes or other endocrine disorders.
Arthritis can also cause shoulder pain. As the smooth surfaces of the ball and socket wear out, the cartilage becomes rough or may be absent altogether. The resulting pain can be disabling
Pinpointing the precise source of shoulder pain is important. Pain may be from a shoulder problem or stem from another issue, such as nerve irritation in the neck. This is called referred pain. -
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Eye pain and headaches can sometimes be related, especially if you require glasses (distance or near), but are not properly corrected, or if you have a more serious eye condition like increased eye pressure. Other times, headaches may be more musculoskeletal in nature and involve the muscles around the eye, but the eyeball itself is not involved in the process. A good eye exam may help tease out the details of your discomfort more clearly. -
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Scripps Health answeredSee All 2 AnswersShoulder pain may come and go, depending on the time of day or type of activity. Some people may feel fine when their arm is resting at their side. However, as soon as they raise their elbow, they experience pain.
Shoulder pain that occurs primarily at night is of particular concern because it interferes with sleep and may be a symptom of larger health problems. If shoulder pain is not improving, or if the shoulder is unstable, stiff or frozen, see your physician.