Could this be a stress fracture?
I’m a cross country runner, and I’ve had extremely bad shin splints this season. I went to a doctor who did muscle treatment, and it really helped my shin splints, but now my left hip and thigh are in a lot of pain. My doctor thought that I was maybe overcompensating for my shins, and that’s what’s caused the pain. He thinks it might be a stress fracture, but told me to wait a week to see if anything changes. Today I couldn’t even finish practice it hurt so bad. About two weeks ago, my hip started hurting after I ran, and after sitting down for a long time. Now it hurts to even walk on it, and hurts even more both at the beginning and the end of a run. I’m in constant pain, even when I sit down. And I’ve been having pain in my thigh too. When I sit on a higher chair, like a bar stool, I get this shooting/pinching pain towards the inside of my left thigh. I have no idea what’s going on, but I was just wondering what you think it could be. Thanks!
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Stress fractures of the hip are pretty rare because the hip is such a strong, thick bone. Stress fractures are most common in the lower legs and foot bones. In the hip, the most fragile component is the cartilage that covers the hip bone and socket (called the labrum). This cartilage is much weaker and softer than bone (it’s like the stuff your ear is made of) and it can tear. If you are having that much pain, then you probably have either a torn labrum or a torn tendon in one of the lower abdomenal or upper thigh muscles.
In any case you need to see an orthopedic specialist. You could be looking at having to have surgery, if either of these things is true.