Can T Lift Leg Straight Up

I cant lift my left leg straight up while lying down and it hurts if a go up a stair.

Can t lift leg straight up. Ive had a pain in the top part of my groinhip for 2yrs Its only in my right side. Dont count on being able to do a supine straight-leg raise soon after THR. Olivia that sounds pretty grim.

Leg lifts are sometimes suggested as an exercise to strengthen your core or abdominal muscles. Ive had arthogram ct and today ultrasound done to both knees to compare good vs questionable. Your hip flexors then have less work to do and the reduced muscle force should ease the pain enough for you to raise your bent leg.

If you feel pain that travels down your leg when its lifted to the 30 to 70 range then the straight leg raise test is considered positive. Like May 16 2011. You dont even need to cut your leg off at the knee--just bend it.

Your inability to lift your leg combined with drop foot could stem from disorders in your brain and spine. Answer 1 of 3. Once you can do one at a time try both legs.

No its a combination of tight hip flexors and weak hamstrings. Your main symptom is difficulty in lifting the leg when you are in a seated position. Next the examiner will lift your straight leg up until you complain of pain.

If you suffer from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS or multiple sclerosis MS or have had a stroke you could be dealing with leg muscle weakness in addition to drop foot. The powerful muscle iliopsoas google it that lifts your leg attaches to your lumbar spine and so trying to lift a leg can cause a load of compression in your low back. The muscles helping to lift the leg are quadriceps iliacus sartorius tensor fasciae latae muscles etc.