An Unhappy Hip

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Leg length discrepency can mess things up pretty good, and cause a gazillion symptoms.

What you want to find out is: is it a true LLD (bones are different lengths) or a functional LLD? (muscle behaviour is making you have a "faux" LLD)

A really rough screen is where the doc will measure from the pointy bit on the front of your hip crest (the anterior superior iliac spine) to the inner ankle bone (medial malleolus) on each leg. Then do the navel to each medial malleolus. If anything looks funny, the doc then orders an x-ray to get a true measurement and assessment.

Tell your doc you notice the hip heights in the mirror, tell him if you've always had pant cuffs mismatched, and if you tend to kick yourself in the ankles when you run, and tell him how many years you've noticed all this. Also tell him about any aches and pains. This kind of stuff can be very important info.

Everybody is lopsided. When your body isn't coping with its lopsidedness it will start hollering for some help. If you have a true or faux LLD, it might NOT be the cause of the problem, but always good to look at it to be sure.