Case Study: Hip and abdominal Pain

• Patient: 54-year-old female
• Chief Complaint: 4/10 right-sided abdominal pain that radiates to the right hip, for many years
• Past Medical History: Uterine fibroid removal X 2, ectopic pregnancy and removal of fallopian tubes, surgical removal of abdominal adhesions
• Pelvic Ultrasound: Negative

  

• Treatment: Scar mobilization; trunk and hip stretches; manual therapy (including visceral mobilization) to abdomen, middle and lower back; moist heat and ultrasound treatment to abdomen; postural education and exercise; and home exercise program
• Results: 0 radiating pain to R hip after 5 physical therapy visits, and 0 abdominal pain after 12 visits