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Dear TAI Experts: I had a fall on the ice about 2 months ago. My feet went out from under me and I fell full weight on the edge of a wooden deck and received a severe, deep bruise on my right butt cheek. It seemed to heal fine after a week or two, but in the past week I have been having a lot of pain in the same spot that was bruised. I am also having pain going into my right hip joint and even down my right leg. Could this all be associated with the previous bruise? ... read more »

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Dear TAI Experts: I have a fairly constant hamstring pain in my right leg. It started near the end of an ambitious season of mountain biking, climbing the steep Boise trails. It did not go away in the Winter. I skied a little, but not much. Now the pain is still there and is affecting my biking. I have tried all kinds of stretches but nothing helps. I do have a weak right knee, and back issues, all from old minor sports injuries which maybe has an effect. I am 55 years old, and not overweight. Can you help? ... read more »

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Dear TAI Experts: I am 51 years old and have had 2 total hip replacements within the last 2 years done. The first one (right) has been great. The second (left), done Aug 2007, has been good, however I am finding that I am having more difficulty with my lower back on the right side with pain at the bone area of my left knee on the outside. My PT has determined that my right leg is just a tad 1/4-1/2" shorter than my left. I was just made new orthotics (yesterday) due to excessive pronation. After wearing them I am finding even more pain at my knee, less at my lower back and no more in my feet (yahoo!) I really believe everything is out of alignment due to all the circumstances of compensation I have dealt with for over 4 years. What can I do? I would like to know more about your gait analysis and is there a charge for it. I am a fly fishing guide, overweight now about 40 lbs. and really would like to get back on the river and uneven ground. Thanks so much. ... read more »

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Dear TAI Experts: As a part of surgery to remove a melanoma, the lymph nodes were removed in the thigh (to the groin). As a result I have lymphedoema of the leg, which is relieved by elevating the leg each evening. However, with the lymphedoema, my hamstring muscle is constantly tender and painful - is there a correlation between the lymphedoema and the muscle spasm of the hamstring, and if so, what can I do to relieve the pain? The hamstring is the painful part, not the lymphedoema. ... read more »

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Dear TAI Experts: I pulled something in my Gluteus Maximus area... small tear in tendons or muscle, while I was playing football. I am a 15 yr. old guy. My doctor told me to just wait for it to heal in about a month and didn't ask to see me. It's now been almost a month and it's still hurting some. I can't sprint at all but I can jog. I'm about to start training football again in May and need to know if there are exercises I can do to speed up the healing process. Thank you. Or any physical therapy things I could do at home? ... read more »