Recently, Clark, a 66-year-old guy, came to me with right hip discomfort, and I, a medical professional of 36 years, was able to help him. His hip pain had persisted for months, despite the fact that he was a dedicated ballroom dancer. His discomfort was continuous yet manageable. His hip discomfort would worsen for a few days following his weekly (once or twice) ballroom dancing sessions. Will I am going to give up dancing, he questioned me anxiously. Being single, he said, this was a few of his main chances to hang out with others while also providing him with some much-needed physical and mental stimulation.
The reasons of hip pain are explored, as well as how conservative chiropractic therapy may provide pain relief without the need of drugs or surgery.
I found two areas of concern during Clark’s examination. To start, there was the hip joint itself. The pelvic bone acts as the socket, while the thigh bone acts as the ball, in this joint. This joint has the greatest range of motion of any in the body. Overuse and repeated stress have caused this joint damage. He said that he had injured his right hip through repeated practice of a particular dancing style. The joint had been sprained in the same way as an ankle or a knuckle would be.
The sacroiliac joint in his lower abdomen was also problematic for him. Placed where a pair of jeans’ back pockets would be, this is a joint. The ileocecal joint is located between the sacrum (tailbone) and the ilia (pelvic wing bones). Sagittal plane joints (sacroiliac) are gliding joints. Clark’s lower extremities had become unbalanced, causing him to put greater pressure on his right leg.
To ease the pain in his damaged right hip joint, Clark was instructed to dance less vigorously. For a time, he had to scale down on his ballroom dancing to allow his damaged joint in the hip a chance to recover.
I gave him several chiropractic adjustments to realign his pelvis and sacroiliac joint so he could put the same amount of pressure on each foot. In chiropractic manipulation, the practitioner makes a swift, light movement of the hands to realign bones that are out of place. The procedure is very risk-free and provides significant pain relief for most patients.
After just two weeks of treatment, Clark’s discomfort had significantly decreased. After an additional month of therapy, he had no more discomfort and could return to his regular ballroom dancing routine. While he was glad to be able to keep up this fantastic form of fitness and entertainment, he did choose to remain discreet about a few of the dance techniques he performed.