Parents, did you know that? Well we sure didn’t. The sound of the words “joint dislocation” would be enough to make me shiver. Sure sounds painful and for those who have suffered from any form of dislocation, I’m sure they’d agree that it’s a very painful experience.
Why am I talking about this topic? Well, as it turns out, Ryan didn’t just suffer from a muscle pull that I was talking about earlier today (read the post here). We brought him to the doctor and it was found that he dislocated his hip joint. And the scary thing that we learned is that it’s common that children suffer from this.
So parents, do watch your kids closely if they complain of any pains. Don’t ignore it. We are just glad that we brought Ryan for treatment as soon as we could so that he doesn’t have to suffer the pain much longer. As it is, he suffered the night be complained about it because the clinic was closed and we couldn’t have him checked. And now that he’s been treated for it, it still takes up to 3 days for him to be well.
We brought Ryan to see a doctor where I was treated for my back problem many years back. We told Ryan to be brave and to let the doctor know what hurts and what not. So when the doctor tried to move both his legs, he coolly responded what hurt him. We were surprised that he was so calm about it because we couldn’t even try to move his leg or he’ll yell and cry. Maybe it’s the doctor’s touch that works better.
The doctor then made him lie on his stomach and compared both his legs. He showed us what was clearly a longer limb than the other! That’s when he diagnosed the problem as a hip dislocation and explained to us what it meant and how he may have possibly gotten it.
The poor boy had to be put under a heating machine for about 15 minutes, after which he was massaged at the hip area. The doctor moved his leg in circular motion and some bending movements. All these movements caused him to scream in pain and cried too. It ached to see him suffer but what to do, the doctor’s got to do what he’s got to do to fix the problem.
Finally some herbal medicine was prepared and laid on his hip area. He had to take another 10 minutes or so of the heating with the medication on before he was finally allowed to go. Check out the pictures below. He was pretty cool about the whole thing and only cried when the doctor moved his leg about and when the heat got too intense. My poor little baby!
Ryan being put under heat treatment for 15 minutes
Some herbal medication applied to his hip, with more heat treatment for another 10 minutes
Don’t underestimate this thing…the heat can be very strong!
The medicine has to stay on for 24 hours and we’ll have to return to the clinic for a check-up on Wednesday. I hope by then he will be much better and literally back on his own two feet.
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That certainly is something new… and your boy is so brave and calm. I am very sure my little girl won’t be able to lie down like that for even 30 secs without moving!
Hope he feels better in a few days.
May i know where is the treatment location?
I knew how he feel.. i had it once when i was 20+. It is superb pain! But the treatment really works for me.
Your boy is very brave! Hope he’d get well real soon.
Amy, Ryan is lots better already
You know, when kids are in so much pain, I think they will stay still when getting treatment, hehe!
Polz, we brought him to a Chinese treatment center in Old Klang Road in Kuala Lumpur. Are you from Malaysia?
MieVie, he did put up a very brave front and he’s very much better now
I have slipped discs and I can relate to anyone having back/muscle pains. I go for my physio once a week and in between I would cycle and do stretches at home.
take care & hope your boy will be feeling better soon.