What would cause a pain in my left hip, knee, and top of foot?

Question by boxbeatle: What would cause a pain in my left hip, knee, and top of foot?
It all started when I took a job standing all day, I thought that I would be better when I left and found a sit down job. I had the stand up job for 6 months. After one month on the new job the pain is better, but it is still there. My knee was more swollen before. None of the pain is severe. The top of my foot gets a slight “pain” (for lack of a better description), and my knee has a slight pain. The hip thing just started, just a very slight pain. I loosen my shoe strings and it helps, but always comes around the worst mid-afternoon. What in the world could this all be?

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Answer by Bradley R
How are the shoes your are standing in all day? If they are not giving you proper support, that can cause pain in your knee and hip. You should look into a cheap pair of insoles, I’d recommend orthotics that give you a firm positioning with comfortable cushioning as well.

This COULD be sciatic nerve pain as well. My sciatic nerve pain runs down my leg from my hip to my knee and to my foot.

If the pain tingles, there is numbness or there is burning (or the general feeling its kind of asleep) then there is nerve involvement. If this is the case you could have a small disk herniation or something else slightly compressing your nerves, most likely closer to your back.

If the latter is the case, if it sounds like nerve pain, you should discuss this with a doctor. If it isn’t nerve pain, try insoles watch your posture at work. If it doesn’t improve, then you should also seek professional medical advice then as well.

I wish you the best of luck and although I am not a doctor, I suffer chronic pain and have very thoroughly studied these issues so please feel free to email me if you have any questions I can help with! take care

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