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.
The Best Blueberries for Zone 8. The sweet blueberry fruit only appears if winter temperatures are low enough. U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zone 8 plants tolerate wintery temperatures down to 10 degrees Fahrenheit, but cold hardiness isn't typically what prevents zone 8 growers from seeing thriving blueberry bushes.