Laura asks…
My hips and knees hurt all the time?
Currently sat here with my knees and hips aching and throbbing. More often than not my back tends to join in aswell. The left side of my hip sort of pops in and out when im walking – this used to hurt a lot but now is relatively painless. These pains are usually accompanied by crunching noises when im in certain positions and truth be told im sick of it hurting. Anything i could do to sort this out easily?
DJ answers:
See your health care provider as soon as possible (orthopedic or primary care doctor). A flexion contracture is a common result of hip problems. This means that motion of the hip joint has been partly lost. The hip becomes partially fixed in a slightly bent position. When you are walking or standing, the pelvis tilts forward; and when you stand straight, the back has to curve a little more. This throws extra strain on the lower back.
For poorly understood reasons, pain in the hip is often felt down the leg, often at or just above the knee. This is called referred pain. Nonreferred hip pain may be felt in the groin or the upper thigh. Pain that starts in the low back is often felt in the hip region. Because the hip joint is so deeply located, it can often be difficult to identify the exact source of pain.
I hope this helps you. And good luck.
Carol asks…
Pain injuries please HELP!!!?
Running injuries…
Help identify any of these all of these anything i can do please!!!
Hip: So my hip hurts around the bone (right side only) it feel stiff like if something has to crack or pop and it does crack a lot when i rotate it. it doesnt hurt when i walk it hurts sometimes if i sit with my leg. i am a runner and it gets really sharp when i run like a 5-6 when its a normal run and a 7-8 for a workout.
Shins: ok so i have shin splints or what i think is that and not a stress fracture it hurts above the ankle on the insde of both legs its really sharp and hurts when i just sit and its kind of almost out of random. I’m a runner though so i dont want to take time off and all and when i run it gets sharper and feels as if its splitting and when im done it throbs. The bone from my knee down feels bumpy and has gaps
Knee: it hurts around the inside of my knee. It feels like a stabbing pain when i run and stretchy afterwords. It also hurts behind my knee.
Any ideas or remedies anything will help.
DJ answers:
Hi i would love to give you some quick remedies but the best thing is for you to see a doctor and make sure you do not have some injuries there that you are continuing to irritate. I’m sure you have got the best shoes for running and everything so you really need to see a doctor. Your hip should not be making cracking noises. Nor should you be having stabbing pains. Good Luck to you.
Mandy asks…
PLEASE HELP!! SO MISERABLE!!?
im almost 34 weeks and for the past 2 weeks i have been having a lot pelvic pain. im not talking about throbbing or a dull ache, im talking about full fledged “oh sh*t” kind of pain. it’s gotten so bad that nothing is helping at all. i’ve talked to my OB about it and all he says is that the baby is putting pressure on my pelvis. then i describe to him what it feels like and his mind seems to go blank. when i walk it feels like my lower back keeps popping and my hips grind around in their sockets. when i lay down i cant get comfortable. i’ve tried sleeping with a pillow between my knees, sitting in a warm bath tub, taking tylenol, you name it, ive tried it. the pain is getting too much to bare, if i dont get sleep soon i think im going to go nuts!! please help!!
DJ answers:
I feel the same way as you. I’m 36 weeks. That pelvic pain is a b*tch, lol. My lower back pops, my pelvic (?) bone pops, I have this bad pain along my bikini line that makes it so hard to walk. It’s like I can’t walk, sit, or even lay down and I’m miserable and exhausted. Once I finally get a tiny bit comfortable in bed, I got to get up and go to the bathroom. It feels like I never sleep. My doctor tells me there’s really nothing I can do, that it’s all normal. I guess we just have to bare with the pain until our babies decide to come out, which sucks :[
Maria asks…
Need Help With This Scene I’m Writing? Does It Sound Ok?
Heya guys!!
Ok, so in one of my previous question, I asked for help with showing not telling. Well, i was wondering how this sounds?
My character Ryan (she’s a girl) is pushing herself to the absolute limit. She’s a Hip Hop Dancer and she’s recently got some bad news which has sent her emotional state (which was already pretty bad after her best friend was bashed to death a few months ago) into a complete low. I just want to know if this scene portrays how she’s just let go and danced for hours on end with no break.
How does this sound to you?
If a set of words have brackets around them, it means she’s thinking it. On Microsoft Word they’re in italics though so yeah. yahoo answers don’t do that.
It didn’t seem possible to push myself so hard for so long and not feel the effects. Everything seemed perfectly fine to me. My moves were dead on time every time with little effort, making the moves seem like they were attached and flowing together smoothly. My breathing, although slightly ragged, was still just as good as any other day when I was dancing. My head wasn’t light and my vision wasn’t blurry at all. I was unstoppable! As my left leg kicked out underneath me, I landed on my right before spinning to face the other way and jumped in the air. Nice! Right on time!
The same thoughts kept going through my mind like a bullet, ricocheting as if it were in room full of metal, clanging around and drumming words and emotions into me. (Mikey.)
I pushed on. A heavy bass line rumbled through my iPod speakers and I started to glide across the gravel. It crunched underneath my Nike Airs as I whipped my head left and raised my arms above my body, pulling them back into my chest and bringing my head down as well. I was in a trance and it was a strong one as well. The next half hour or so passed by so quickly that I couldn’t even remember any of the songs I had listened to, or when I did my handless cartwheel. (Moving to Tokyo.) Hm, guess I’ll have to do it again. As I prepared to kick my legs over my head, something strange happened. Suddenly, I crouched down as a horrific pain shot down the right side of my body, sending me into a hyperventilating mess. And that’s when I noticed. I wasn’t unstoppable and I hadn’t gotten off spot free. Not at all. (College.) My lungs were working overtime as I wheezed, trying to take in air. The clothes I was wearing were saturated in sweat and were sticky against my clammy skin, making it hard to move around freely. (Seeing Logan again.) The pain in my side intensified as I noticed the state the rest of my body was in.
My lips stung as I ran my tongue over them, trying to moisten them up again after so long without a drink. A clump of phlegm found its way up my sore throat and I spat it out onto the ground in front of me, coughing after I did so. (JC’s in debt.) My thoughts were starting to take hold of me, but the same name kept popping up more than others.
“M…Mikey…” I choked, running a hand through my damp hair and pushing it out of my face. A figure stood not far from me with a sad, broken smile. His dark brown eyes glazed over with a dreadful sadness watching me on the ground. I had to get to him. But…
My eyes were slowly starting to burn but as I squinted them shut, the skin on my sweaty forehead tightened and burnt harshly. The sun blared down on my broken body and I held back tears. On my hands on knees, I could only see the ground underneath me. It hurt too much to lift my head up. “Mikey…” Another coughing fit, another wad of phlegm. My muscles ached horribly when I tried to stand up, tightening slowly and ripping up calves. When I did manage to stand up, I swayed a few times before collapsing into a nearby rail. I held on tight, afraid to let go. My breathing was still heavy with exhaustion, but now also panic. I had pushed myself too far too soon. The rail was hot under my touch so I pulled away, wobbling on my throbbing feet. I took a step forward, towards Mikey, but that was the last straw. My legs gave in and my body slumped to the ground like lead, bashing my knees roughly against the gravel and scraping my skin away. (Mikey…don’t go!) My eyes now felt as if they were ablaze, stinging horribly and tearing up. (Please!)
“Ryan!” F*ck….darkness.
Sooo?? How did it sound? Was it telling and not showing??
Which bit was the best and which bit needs improving?
Please help me
CRITIQUE IS WELCOME!!!
Thank you! =)
Um, i actually didn’t think about if there were reason behind her thoughts at the end of sentences and all that. I just kinda wrote her thoughts in to show what she was thinking about. I suppose they do kind of link up though. I mean the bullet on the metal is destructive and Mikey is her best friend that was bashed to death so that links up.
The handless cartwheel and moving to Tokyo…doesn’t really link up.
The ‘and that’s when i noticed. I wasn’t unstoppable and i hadn’t gotton off spot free.’ that does actually link up to College because i’m going to write how she doesn’t care about her grades anymore.
The sweating and clammy skin kinda links up to seeing Logan again (because he was a complete jerk when they met up haha)
Umm, and the last one. Coughing and JC being in debt doesn’t macth up. I did do the bullet – Mikey and clammy skin – Logan on purpose though haha. Thanks for noticing =)
DJ answers:
That is really good and I think you did really well on showing. I’m not a professional writer, but I couldn’t have done it better. Just see if someone you know who has writing experience, tons of it, can help you by revision marking. Great job! Keep it up!
PS, I LOVE the thoughts at the end of each paragraph, but is there a reason behind each one, does she do something that reminds her of the person or experience she’s thinking about? Thank you! Hope to read more someday!
Donna asks…
Please Critique This! Is It Showing Not Telling?
Heya guys!!
Ok, so in one of my previous question, I asked for help with showing not telling. Well, i was wondering how this sounds?
My character Ryan (she’s a girl) is pushing herself to the absolute limit. She’s a Hip Hop Dancer and she’s recently got some bad news which has sent her emotional state (which was already pretty bad after her best friend was bashed to death a few months ago) into a complete low. I just want to know if this scene portrays how she’s just let go and danced for hours on end with no break.
How does this sound to you?
If a set of words have brackets around them, it means she’s thinking it. On Microsoft Word they’re in italics though so yeah. yahoo answers don’t do that.
It didn’t seem possible to push myself so hard for so long and not feel the effects. Everything seemed perfectly fine to me. My moves were dead on time every time with little effort, making the moves seem like they were attached and flowing together smoothly. My breathing, although slightly ragged, was still just as good as any other day when I was dancing. My head wasn’t light and my vision wasn’t blurry at all. I was unstoppable! As my left leg kicked out underneath me, I landed on my right before spinning to face the other way and jumped in the air. Nice! Right on time!
The same thoughts kept going through my mind like a bullet, ricocheting as if it were in room full of metal, clanging around and drumming words and emotions into me. (Mikey.)
I pushed on. A heavy bass line rumbled through my iPod speakers and I started to glide across the gravel. It crunched underneath my Nike Airs as I whipped my head left and raised my arms above my body, pulling them back into my chest and bringing my head down as well. I was in a trance and it was a strong one as well. The next half hour or so passed by so quickly that I couldn’t even remember any of the songs I had listened to, or when I did my handless cartwheel. (Moving to Tokyo.) Hm, guess I’ll have to do it again. As I prepared to kick my legs over my head, something strange happened. Suddenly, I crouched down as a horrific pain shot down the right side of my body, sending me into a hyperventilating mess. And that’s when I noticed. I wasn’t unstoppable and I hadn’t gotten off spot free. Not at all. (College.) My lungs were working overtime as I wheezed, trying to take in air. The clothes I was wearing were saturated in sweat and were sticky against my clammy skin, making it hard to move around freely. (Seeing Logan again.) The pain in my side intensified as I noticed the state the rest of my body was in.
My lips stung as I ran my tongue over them, trying to moisten them up again after so long without a drink. A clump of phlegm found its way up my sore throat and I spat it out onto the ground in front of me, coughing after I did so. (JC’s in debt.) My thoughts were starting to take hold of me, but the same name kept popping up more than others.
“M…Mikey…” I choked, running a hand through my damp hair and pushing it out of my face. A figure stood not far from me with a sad, broken smile. His dark brown eyes glazed over with a dreadful sadness watching me on the ground. I had to get to him. But…
My eyes were slowly starting to burn but as I squinted them shut, the skin on my sweaty forehead tightened and burnt harshly. The sun blared down on my broken body and I held back tears. On my hands on knees, I could only see the ground underneath me. It hurt too much to lift my head up. “Mikey…” Another coughing fit, another wad of phlegm. My muscles ached horribly when I tried to stand up, tightening slowly and ripping up calves. When I did manage to stand up, I swayed a few times before collapsing into a nearby rail. I held on tight, afraid to let go. My breathing was still heavy with exhaustion, but now also panic. I had pushed myself too far too soon. The rail was hot under my touch so I pulled away, wobbling on my throbbing feet. I took a step forward, towards Mikey, but that was the last straw. My legs gave in and my body slumped to the ground like lead, bashing my knees roughly against the gravel and scraping my skin away. (Mikey…don’t go!) My eyes now felt as if they were ablaze, stinging horribly and tearing up. (Please!)
“Ryan!” F*ck….darkness.
Sooo?? How did it sound? Was it telling and not showing??
Which bit was the best and which bit needs improving?
Please help me
CRITIQUE IS WELCOME!!!
DJ answers:
A lot of this is telling, to be honest, telling what the girl does, telling of her pain.
This is the best bit, I think:
The same thoughts kept going through my mind like a bullet, ricocheting as if it were in room full of metal, clanging around and drumming words and emotions into me.
I can imagine that. You need to stop writing her while being *outside* her, and get into her head.
Instead of telling people “I was in a trance and it was a strong one as well. ” go into what the trance feels like from the inside.
The music, that was all there was, my body melting into it, becoming it. Deeper notes plucked at the red harp-stings of my blood, my heart was the drum, an accelerating staccato beat. There was no sky, no earth, only the rhythm, a river taking me, whirling me. This was the music, this was the dance. I was both.
Get into her mind more. 
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