hip pain not arthritis

hip pain to the leg?
I had great pain in his right hip and leg been shooting at me at the same time. It's like a dull ache and I've had for several weeks. My doctor will not do anything for me or tell me how I could fix it, so do not bother to go to any doctor unless I am now on my deathbed. I have arthritis in the knee. I use to do a lot of weight lifting. I do not know if that might have something to do with it over time.
There is a muscle called the piriformis muscle (which means pear-shaped), which binds to the sacrum and buttocks across the greater trochanter, which is the articulation of hip. This turns the hip muscles outward, move your leg to the side when the hip is flexed (as in entering or leaving a car), and holds the top of the thigh bone (femur) in the hip socket. In many people, the sciatic nerve passes through this muscle. When this muscle is worked, injured or in spasm, it can compress the sciatic nerve causing pain in the buttocks and / or the back of the leg. Massage can help relax the muscle that reduces or eliminates pain. You can strengthen the piriformis muscle by isometric contraction of the buttocks while standing. You can stretch the imposition of his back, crossing an ankle over the other knee and slowly bringing the knee to the shoulder on the same side, keeping the sacrum or tail bone on the floor / ground. Be careful not to forcing the knee. Or sitting on the floor with one leg straight, bend the other, operating along the leg with both hands / arms pulling it toward your chest. Avoid sitting in a portfolio, sitting cross-legged, and be aware of the position of his foot while driving. Eat foods rich in potassium (like bananas) that a muscle relaxant natural.
