Question 1

can knee and hip pain be related?

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Yes: Yes. A  painful knee can cause you to stand and walk in a different motion and angle causing hip pain.

Question 2

what should i do to help decrease my knee and hip pain?

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Exercise and : Exercise and physical therapy help strengthen the muscles around the joints which reduce pain.  Talk to your doctor about setting you up with a program to help.

Question 3

how long can my knee and hip pain last have no broken or torn just pain over a. month now?

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Depends on cause: Depending on what is causing the knee and hip pain. Perhaps you should see one of the following physicians who treat arthritis, PCP, Ortho, Rhematology, Internal Medicine. Arthritis has many different causes and can be treated to alleviate pain and joint mobility loss. Start the process with a visit to a doctor. Likely will need labs and imaging tests.

Question 4

what could be causing my night time knee to hip pain? i only get this at night which wakes me up night after night.

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Maybe hip bursitis: It is difficult to tell for sure what you have with the info provided and no examination, but my guess is that you have some inflammation on the outside of hip are--bursitis. When mild, people don't feel much during day, but laying on it for awhile during sleep causes aching pain which can radiate down near knee. Position changes relieves the pain? Motrin or Aleve (naproxen) for pain. Consult doc. Good luck.

Question 5

tubing accident past summer.immediate pain from hips to knees. now have hip pain mainly at night. could it be due to back or hip problem.

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Let me explain: Did you go to doctor to check if there are any problems? If you did not? I would suggest that you will do that, to see if the problem from the back or in the hip area.
Good luck.

Question 6

i had a dance injury and hip pain/popping when i turn out and knee pain?

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Therapy: If you are still dancing with the injury you will continue to get worse.  Doctor evaluation and physical therapy would be reasonable to prevent more problems from developing and to fix the original problem.  Dance is very strenuous on the hips so it is important not to let this go too long without treatment.

Question 7

every morning i wake up with ankle, knee, and hip pain.  its been happening for a couple years now and its getting worse.

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See a doctor: As a foot doctor i would examine for flatfeet, but other arthritic conditions are possibilities other than biomechanical origin.

Question 8

i have had mild knee and hip pain that has increased but xray is "normal" . what should i do next? no answer from dr. as to what might be wrong

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Muscle or ligament: If the bones are ok (x-ray is normal)  it could be something like a muscle pull of more likely ligament or tendon inflammation.  See a sports doctor, sometimes an orthopedist or physiatrist.

Question 9

hello i am having real bad knee pains my knee also locks up on me where i can't straight it out the pain has travel up my hip and cause hip pain .

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Get it evaluated.: This issue needs to be evaluated. At age 31, a knee as you describe may have a meniscal tear. See an orthopedist, you will need an MRI as well.

Question 10

had lateral release surgery 5 mths ago, i am noticing the symptoms i had before surgery are back, i have r knee and hip pain, did the surgery fail?

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Strengthen: Talk to physical therapist. You would likely be helped by specific strength exercises.

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What could be causing my night time knee to hip pain? i only get this at night which wakes me up night after night.

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Tubing accident past summer.immediate pain from hips to knees. now have hip pain mainly at night. could it be due to back or hip problem.

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I had a dance injury and hip pain/popping when i turn out and knee pain?

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Every morning i wake up with ankle, knee, and hip pain. its been happening for a couple years now and its getting worse.

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I have had mild knee and hip pain that has increased but xray is "normal" . what should i do next? no answer from dr. as to what might be wrong

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Hello i am having real bad knee pains my knee also locks up on me where i can't straight it out the pain has travel up my hip and cause hip pain .

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Had lateral release surgery 5 mths ago, i am noticing the symptoms i had before surgery are back, i have r knee and hip pain, did the surgery fail?

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