Leg Length Discrepancy
Your hip pain may be the result of muscle weakness, postural deficiencies or a leg length difference. If this is found to be the cause of your hip pain, your podiatrist may be able to help.
Feeling of Unevenness After Knee/Hip Replacement Surgery
Pain, stiffness and a general feeling of unevenness is perfectly normal following a hip or knee surgery as you heal and adjust to the new changes to your body.
However, if you are still feeling uneven and asymmetrical for more than a few months following the surgery then you may have developed a difference in the length of your legs, which the main cause for this ongoing feeling of unevenness following lower limb surgery. Orthotics may assist.
Perthes Disease
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
Also known as ITBFS, this causes pain felt on the outside of the knees. It is commonly seen in runners and cyclists.
Hip Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory condition which causes swelling and pain under the ball of the foot. It often progresses to bunion formation and toe deformities.
Bursitis
A bursitis is an inflamed bursa, which commonly develops between or under the heads of the metatarsal bones. This causes pain and swelling under the ball of the foot.
