Maria is a 32 year old female who has presented to your clinic with right hip pain. The pain started 3 weeks ago and has progressively worsened, preventing her from studying and doing certain ADLs.
HPI:
- Pain on lateral hip
- 6/10 pain in the morning, after some walking around decreases to 3/10
- 8/10 pain at night time after doing big walk
- Aggs: long walks (>40 mins), sitting long durations, laying on her right side in bed
- Eases: rest, NSAIDs
SHx:
- Maria is a part time waitress whilst also studying marketing full-time at university
- Generally walks for exercise and has recently joined a mum’s walking group at a local park
- Single mother to an 8 month old boy, for which Maria’s mother assists with babysitting
- In recent weeks, Maria has been studying for an average of 6 hours per day due to upcoming exams
PMHx: nil significant
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