What should a person do if one day it is discovered that his inner thigh hurts? Of course, in this situation it is necessary to look for a reason. Often people ask themselves the burden, because of which the hips can get sick. A characteristic sign of excess reboots are painful symmetrical sensations in both limbs. To relieve the discomfort that develops the day after intensive training, a quality workout with a warm bath will help. But it also happens that discomfort occurs in one hip and is not a consequence of physical exertion. So, let's start by considering the causes of unpleasant sensations in this part of the body.
Causes
Why does the inner thigh hurt?
One of the reasons is a sedentary lifestyle. Given that the legs hurt people from exertion, it is logical to assume that the rejection of such will serve as a reliable guarantee of muscle health. But not so simple. People were born in order to move, and not to vegetate in an office chair and on the couch. Pressure on the joints, as well as on the muscles that develop in a sitting position, causes pain. The lack of required activity significantly exacerbates the situation, leads to muscle weakness, and at the same time to the spread of pain. People who suffer from pain in the hips due to chronic immobility, over time, begin to complain of pain throughout the body, as well as discomfort that becomes chronic.
Thrombosis
What can hurt from the inside of the thigh? Thrombosis also provokes discomfort. With prolonged forced sitting (air travel), as well as in the presence of conditions in the form of obesity, circulatory disorders, cardiac and vascular pathologies, pregnancy and smoking, deep vein thrombosis can form. It is worth noting that this is a rather rare pathology, which, in addition to unexplained pain in the thigh, can be accompanied by swelling, redness and spreading warmth on the leg, as well as discomfort when walking. The presence of suspected thrombosis is the reason for an immediate visit to the doctor.
Injuries
Why is my foot in the groin area still sore often? Injuries are the next cause of pain in the inner thigh. The most logical and most common cause, especially among people who play sports, is muscle injury. Often the adductor muscles may suffer. Their damage is formed with too sharp movements, blows, with excessive zeal in stretching and so on. As a result, pain will be felt in the region of the inner side of the thigh, as well as in the groin, and the intensity may depend on the degree of damage. Often, edema with bruising of the affected area develops. Pain can also be associated with sprains or muscle breaks. Often, discomfort spreads beyond the site of the injury, and movement is difficult.
Bone pathology
Another reason that the inside of the thigh hurts can be diseases of the muscles, joints, and bones. Some bone pathologies are also capable of causing pain in the thigh. For example, with osteoarthritis, the destruction of cartilage elements on the heads of bones occurs. Against this background, serious joint inflammation develops. When pain is associated with osteoarthritis, they will be felt during movement, and will also be accompanied by significant limitations in mobility in the hips. However, other types of arthritis of the hip joint can also cause similar sensations.
Hernia
The situation when the inner side of the thigh hurts can also occur with intervertebral hernia. This problem is associated with the metevertebral disc, which is located between the bones of the spine. The disk itself resembles a donut with a gel-like center, which is enclosed in a more rigid shell. Such a hernia occurs when the soft contents come out through the hard shell. A pathological formation can greatly irritate nearby nerves. When it comes to a hernia in the lumbar, one of its signs may be pain in the thigh. Pain occurs along the sciatic nerve. Discomfort on the posterior lateral surface is characteristic.
In the case of a hernia, only one leg is most often affected. Discomfort in this case is of varying intensity. More often it is combined with pain in the lower back, lower leg and inguinal region. A feeling of numbness in the thigh and foot is also characteristic. Usually, improvement occurs when moving, when the hernia of the disc is small or medium in size. Now let's talk about the treatment of such a deviation.
Treatment
In the event that there is no traumatic history and the pain is combined or previously combined with discomfort in the lower back, then the first type of study for subsequent treatment should be magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar sacral spine. The patient is required to consult a neurologist. After an injury, you should visit a traumatologist. And in case of suspected coxarthrosis, it will be necessary to consult a surgeon. When the muscles of the inner thigh hurt, the treatment depends on the cause. So, for example, in the presence of an intervertebral hernia, it is better to choose conservative therapy, and in case of cosarthrosis, surgical methods of fighting the disease. Now let's talk about discomfort in the groin.
Groin pain
Groin pains vary in intensity and localization. For example, they are stitching and pulling, arising only under loads or continuing uninterrupted. In addition, they are able to be accompanied by all kinds of additional symptoms, for example, enlarged lymph nodes or protrusion of the abdominal walls and so on. We must not forget that such a feeling as pain is only a symptom of the disease. Therapy in this situation is produced by eliminating the factors that caused it.
Inguinal hernia is a common cause of poor health. Groin mark the area between the stomach and hips. It is in this area that the canal through which the men pass the spermatic cord, and in women the ligaments of the uterus. This place is one of the weak centers of the body, therefore, in the case of strong pressure, a hernia is easily formed here, which is a divergence of muscle tissue, in which the intestine presses directly on the skin, forming a characteristic protrusion.
Thus, inguinal hernia is one of the most common causes of groin pain. It is worth noting that men are more prone to its occurrence. The pulling discomfort is aggravated by lifting heaviness, against the background of sneezing, coughing. It will not be possible to get rid of such a hernia on their own, it is necessary to seek the help of a surgeon as soon as possible, otherwise the patient is at risk of impairing the formation, which will be fraught with serious consequences.
Diseases of the veins and skeletal system
Another cause of groin pain is a disease of the veins and skeletal system. For example, osteoporosis along with osteomyelitis, a benign tumor of neuroma - all this can give out rather severe pains as a symptom, as well as arthrosis of joints with arthritis. In this case, a painful sensation arises even at rest, and when walking increases significantly. Help in this case can only be a doctor after a course of examination. Varicose veins along with thrombosis, inflammation of the lymph node or aneurysm and arteries can also cause discomfort in the groin. A phlebologist can diagnose and prescribe the correct treatment.
Why does the inner thigh hurt in men? Let's see below.
Pain in men
Pain occurs in men in the inguinal region in the presence of cystitis, against the background of oblique and left-sided hernia, as well as with prostatitis. In some cases, the pathology of the large intestine may become the cause. Discomfort in the inguinal left side can be caused by proctitis and sigmoiditis. The causes and treatment of pain in the hip joints are interrelated.
Fighting Joint Pain
The treatment of joint pain is always symptomatic, that is, aimed at eliminating or lowering the pain syndrome. In this case, it is quite obvious that the relief of discomfort must inevitably be supplemented by the therapy of the root causes of arthralgia, which must be detected using a number of diagnostic tests:
- Conducting a visual physical examination.
- Determination of the severity of pain and its nature.
- Conducting a blood test (general, biochemical analyzes).
- Performing radiographs of the joints.
- The study of the condition in which the hip joint hurts and gives to the leg, using magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography.
- Densitometry, along with the determination of the density of cartilage and bone tissue using the above MRI and CT, as well as with ultrasound.
- Conducting endoscopic imaging of the articular cavity.
In preparation for treatment, a diagnostic puncture of the joints is also necessary along with the evacuation of synovial fluid using a syringe puncture for subsequent laboratory examination.
Hip bursitis
Pain in the groin or hips in humans is a very common manifestation of inflammation of an articular bag of an articulation such as a hip joint. Pain in the thigh, as well as in the groin, can often be widespread or limited. As a rule, increased discomfort occurs during movement and with loads on the legs. Often there are pains in the area of adjacent muscles. The unpleasant sensations in the supine position on the side are typical in case of irritation of the articular bag, which is located on the so-called large hill.
Recommended therapy consists primarily in cooling and injecting. Depending on the factors of inflammation and location, it is possible to use physiotherapy. Conducting high-frequency wave therapy has a calming effect on irritated joints.
Internal obstructive muscle
This element of the human body is a flattened muscle, in which the muscle bundle is directed slightly fan-shaped. Broadly, this body structure originates from the inner surface of the pelvic bone in the circumference of the obturator membranes.
A small cleft between the muscle bundle and the obstructive grooves of the pubic bone turns into a channel through which the vessels and nerves pass. Then the bundles converge, go outward and bend almost at right angles through the sciatic small notch. They leave the pelvic cavity through the sciatic small opening, attaching to the region of the trochanteric fossa. With the above ailments, this muscle is automatically exposed to various pathologies.
Thus, pains in the inner thigh are quite common and can be caused by various problems. Accurate localization of discomfort can provide valuable clues to understanding the root causes of the disease.
We examined the causes and treatment of pain in the hip joints and groin.