Hi, i dignosed LCPD when i am 11 yrs old now i am 36. now i am having pains, is there any treatment for this please suggest me.
Hello, sorry to hear you have pain, i Perthes disease affects children but often leaves the patient with a deformed head of femur so that in later life arthritis develops. You should see your physician for an x-ray which will tell you more. Ibuprofen and Paracetamol help, as do excercises such as swimming and cycling.
Hi my daughter was one of the first female children to have perthes desease she was only 3 now in her thirties she is starting to have pain we were told she might a hip replacement when she is in her forties .
Hi, every child is different and their is still a great deal of confusion and controversy about Perthes, it's treatments and outcomes. Some people have needed hip replacement as young as 20 others not at all, it all depends on the shape of the head of femur when Perthes has ended. There is also a lot of controversy about statistics, I don't know where you live, but we have records of girls having Perthes going back to the 1920's and I'm pretty sure they found that Tutankaman had Perthes disease.. I know he was a man, but records didn't begin on Perthes until 1918... We have many women who were NOT diagnosed as children but, having developed osteo-arthritis of the hip have gone on to be told they must have had Perthes as children. I hope your daughter is getting plenty of support and physical therapy.
My daughter had to undergo 2lb bags on her feet to pull her ball joint away so she could go into plaster for four years she has the love and support of her family
Yes that treatment was quite common, such a shme to spend that length of time in plaster and still need a hip replacement, Best wishes to her and all the family 
Thank uou for your support.
right now doctors suggest the same like cycling & Smimming. now got little releif of pain. but difficult in walking when sitting in chair for prolonged time.
Yes, I understand, it' really hard, like manual work isn't good but sitting in an office kills too.. some people have special standing desks that can be lowered so that you can choose your position but it's a bit of a hassle, cinema and theater are difficult too so I recommend an air filled cushion to sit on, it does help and makes you a little higher too
Thank you for reply. Now i got releif from pain but when ever i stand (sitting down & chair) it is very difficult to keep my leg straight i feel it is strucking in ball & socket joint and the pain is like will get tears. what would be the possible reason and also pain is not regular now i got pain after 13 yeras.mean while i forget about i am having this problem whay it like that, help me out
You need to see your physician for an up-todate x-ray as it sounds sadly that due to the deformity in the head of femur caused by Perthes and the consequent incongruent joint, that you have signs of early osteoarthritis. Exercise will help, but I think it is important to see your physician and let him or here assess exactly what is happening. Best wishes.
Can I do cycling & exercise when I am having pain
Take your anti-imflammatory drubs and pain killers before exercise - if in pain - rest! Don't push yourself too hard, its quality not quanitity so a gentle cycle ride is better than a long hard ride uphill.
drugs that was not drubs.. sorry its been a long day!
Hi my daughter was under the specialist who first developed the treatment of children with pethes desease
Hello.I was diagnosed with perthes at 11 years old,I'm 40 this year and I'm female,i have been through a lot since I was diagnosed.traction on and of,an operation,they put a metal plate in,it was taken out 3 or 4 years later.they had to cut muscles underneath as they got tangled from me crossing my legs.crutches,learning to walk again etc.I was told I would be in a wheelchair by the time I was 30.I'm still going and hopefully won't need to have a hip replacement for along time yetall the best for your daughter
Thank you it was hard for her but she coped with it hope she doesnt need one
Hi sorry to hear you had a lot of problems from perthes desease itsa cruel one to have to have my daughter go through it was heartbreaking but fairplay she coped and made the most of it making everyone laughon the way the day she started to walk was the best day of my life to see her now is brilliant though she is starting to have pain in her one hip but she doesnt complain hope u r well
Hotpicks99 There are dozens of different treatments for :Perthes dating back to 1913, which treatment do you mean?
To be able to walk with out pain is the best feeling.Makes me grateful that I can walk!!!!I hope she will be OK and I have heard that hip replacements are much better than they used to be
Know the feeling i have all day every day on morphine now hope the operations r ok cos thats what im worried about for her