The main symptom is pain over the outside of your upper thigh. Most cases are due to minor injury or inflammation to tissues in your upper, outer thigh area. Commonly the condition goes away on its own over time. Anti-inflammatory painkillers, physiotherapy and steroid injections can all sometimes help.
1 Remove any diseased or broken wood, plus crossing branches. You want the bush to have a narrow base and a wide, open top that allows sunlight and air in.  The best time to prune blueberry bushes is late winter while they're still dorant.
Step 1. Prune old Bradford pear trees as late in the winter as possible. You can prune as soon as buds start to appear, but you should wait until the new growth is a few inches long.radford pear trees have an attractive lollipop shape, bloom early and provide vibrant color in the fall. They are susceptible to splitting, however, because they tend to push themselves apart as they age, leaving the branches vulnerable to ice and wind.