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Re: Did my ACL hurt my hip?

Posted By: drmark
Date: Sunday, 9 March 2008, at 3:26 p.m.

In Response To: Did my ACL hurt my hip? (JuneR)

> Since I asked Dr. Mark about the pain and pinching in the
> lower lateral part of my right knee, I have been going to
> PT. The therapist thinks it is caused by the I-T Band. I
> also have a lot of pain in my right thigh that I thought
> was my quads. It turns out on X-rays I have severe hip
> arthritis.

> How could this happen. I have never hurt my hip and I
> didn’t fall when I hurt my knee. My ACL was torn for over 4
> years before I got it reconstructed, but I only have
> moderate arthritis in my knee. I don’t have arthritis
> anywhere else and no one in my family does. I’m not
> overweight, but I am old (55+). If I was walking wrong
> because of my knee, could that have hurt my hip?

Check out this link about the IT Band. It also contains information regarding IT band syndrome and its rehab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32xJspx50o&NR=1

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