During the physical examination, your doctor will ask about the injury and check your thigh for tenderness or bruising. He or she will palpate, or press, the back of your thigh to see if there is pain, weakness, swelling, or a more severe muscle injury.
Homeopathic medicines Opium and Tabacum for treatment of obstructed or incarcerated Hernia. Opium is the top Homeopathic medicine for treating patients of Obstructed Hernia. The patients requiring Opium have an extremely bloated abdomen, which is hard to touch, with retention of faeces in intestines.
Most epigastric hernia surgery can be scheduled; emergency surgery is rare. There are two types of hernia surgery-herniorrhaphy (one long incision) and laparoscopy (several small incisions). Having more than one epigastric hernia or severe symptoms can influence which surgery is used to treat your hernia.