Can physiotherapy aid in sitting with crossed legs?
Hi doctor,
I am 27 years old male. I am unable to sit crossed legs, also unable to sit with straight legs. While trying to sit crossed legs, I am unable to keep my back straight and also left knee does not touch the ground completely and I tend to fall backward. Similarly while sitting with straight legs I need a support on my back else I have to bend my knee. If I try to sit without support, again I tend to fall backward. Please help. Can this issue be resolved by physiotherapy? Any specific treatment or advice?
16 Apr 2024 - 1 min read
Does my back pain sound like a strain?
Hi doctor,
I am getting recurrent back pain and I believe that the pain is in my rhomboid muscle. Usually, this happens after sitting for a while or while changing the position. Most of the time it occurs from a normal movement. I feel that after some movement the pain starts almost instantly. I cannot tell if I am straining it every time or if it is just knots and trigger points. So, I do not know whether to apply heat or ice. I am just taking Ibuprofen.A few years ago, I pulled that muscle pretty badly. It took a few weeks to heal. Since then, I have had these flare-ups. It is never as bad as that pull and they have lasted now for two to five days. This morning, while getting out of bed, I felt a spasm or a knot or strain. I tried to ice it, but I think it made it worse. Is hot fomentation safe? Does it sound like a strain or pull or a recurring knot?
06 Feb 2024 - 1 min read
Why do I have tightness and rubbing feeling down the outside of my thigh?
Hi doctor,
I am a runner and was training for a marathon till about three weeks ago noticed tightness and rubbing feeling down the outside of my thigh. I had a sports massage and they said it was my IT band. I felt better after the massage and have managed a few 3 to 4 miles run since then which feel fine when I am running but when I am not, it still feels uncomfortable behind my knee like a tight rubbing feeling if I bend it. Really frustrated. What can it be? Have been doing ITB stretches on it for the past week now but still does not feel like it is getting any better. I had a problem with IT band about five years ago.
30 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
Why do I have pain in leg on moving my foot up and down?
Hello doctor,
I am a 19-year-old male. I was playing basketball with my friend and his knee went hard into the lower outside of my lower left calf. After that, it began to hurt and now it has been about six hours and I struggle to put weight on it. It sends pain down into my foot and ankle and moving my foot up and down hurts my calf and leg. My leg also does not seem to be bruised but it hurts to touch where his knee hit me.
18 Jan 2024 - 1 min read
What could be the reason for tailbone pain that arises after hip flexibility exercises?
Hello doctor,
I have tight hips, and I cannot sit cross-legged. So I have started doing some hip flexibility exercises where I hold a pose for 30 to 45 seconds, and I try to push past my limits but later on, I feel pain in my tailbone. Is this pain normal?
Kindly help.
20 Dec 2023 - 1 min read
