My upper leg has been hurting real bad for the past four days and i think it might be dislocated. what do you think i have tried icy hot patches and exercise and meds and its jst hurting worse and worse

That : That depends on what you mean by "upper leg." anatomically, the leg is the segment between the knee and the ankle. "upper leg" would mean pain near the knee cap. There are many causes of pain in this area. Adolescents can get "jumper's knee" or patellofemoral syndrome. Older people can have arthritis. While the knee cap can subluxate (partially dislocate) or dislocate easily, a true knee dislocation requires a major trauma. If you're actually talking about pain around the hip, there can be a variety of causes as well. In a young, healthy person, hip dislocation is rare and requires a major trauma. After a joint replacement, the hip can dislocate more easily. In younger people, stress fractures can occur which can be very serious. Other conditions include internal and external snapping hips, trochanteric bursitis, and labral tears (the cartilage around the hip socket). A good orthopaedic surgeon, specializing in joint reconstruction or sports medicine, can help determine what is going on. If there is a chance of dislocation, especially at the hip, it needs to be put back in place immediately or you risk destruction of the joint.

A : A dislocation is nomally has significant trauma associated with it. There are some rare instances in which dislocation may occur with minmal injury but they are quite rare. In orthopedics the leg is the space between the knee and the ankle. Normally not much to dislocate. Please be more descriptive in order to give you more feedback.