“What kind of doctor treats hip and leg pain?”

You can take them to an orthopedic, or chiropractors can help as well. PT is an option as well.

Any doctor that has specific education, training and experience with musculoskeletal disorders. With that being said, Orthopedic doctors, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Doctors of Osteopathy and Doctors of Chiropractic Healthcare all are very well trained to properly assess, analyze, diagnose, treat and subsequently, manage clinical cases in which hip and leg pain are the areas of chief complaint in a 16 year old boy.

My personal advice is for you to do your due diligence when researching each doctor regarding every aspect of his professional career because you are entrusting this physician to care for your child and trusting that he will do what is best for you child to get him out of pain and back to full functioning potential in the shortest amount of time as possible.

The doctor to choose for your son's complaint depends on the cause of the injury. You can begin with a Chiropractor to assess the complaint and decide if it can be treated within their scope of practice. If the complaint requires an Orthopedic specialist, the Chiropractor should refer you out.

Depending on the cause of the hip pain, a chiropractor or an orthopedic specialist may be able to help. It is important for the provider to take a detailed history and perform a thorough examination to identify the cause, make the appropriate diagnosis, and then make sound recommendations.

Chiropractor.

Orthopedists, Doctors of Chiropractic, Doctors of Physical Therapy, and Doctors of Osteopathy are all good options for treating hip and leg pain.

I’ve treated 100s of patients with hip and leg pain as a chiropractor, and I’m sure many other chiropractors have as well. It all depends on the cause, so as long as it’s not a pathological problem (fracture, bone disease, etc), I would always choose Chiropractic first.