Upper Leg Care

The Upper Leg or thigh area is the area of the leg between the hip and the knee. It is comprised of the long bone called the femur (which is the largest bone in the body), which connects the hip joint to the knee joint. There are many muscles in the legs, but the most important large muscles are the quadriceps in the front of the thigh, and the hamstrings in the back of the thigh. There are also various tendons, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels that make up the anatomy of the upper leg.

The thigh is considered the “power-house” of the body because of the strength of the muscles and bone there. Many athletes, including long-distance runners, skaters, weight-lifters, cyclists, football players, to name a few, rely on their thighs to give them the power that they need to compete successfully.

Sports injuries that cause pain in the thigh are common, but other conditions can cause pain to develop in the upper leg. OSC physicians can diagnose the cause of the pain and successfully treat most conditions conservatively.

Conditions that cause pain in the Upper Leg that we treat:

• Fractures
• Sprains and Strains
• IT Band Syndrome
• Tendinitis
• Quadriceps Rupture
• Hamstring Rupture
• Bursitis
• Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
• Diabetic Neuropathy
• Radiculopathy
• Spinal Stenosis
• Disc Degeneration
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Additional Links to Interventional Pain Management:

• Disc Degeneration
• Disc Herniation
• Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• Neuropathic Pain
• Post herpetic Neuralgia
• Radicular Pain
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondylosis
• Knee Care/Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Make an appointment for the Treatment and Care of Upper Leg Pain

Call (757) 596-1900 to schedule an appointment with an OSC Physician. Visit our Contact Us page for information on office hours. Our office is located in Newport News, VA. We are 40 minutes from Virginia Beach and an hour from Richmond, VA.