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How Can Severe Pain In The Hips Be Treated?

i have extreme pain in my hips when i try to walk.. i can only walk about 2 city blocks before i get a shooting pain in my left or right hip, along with my left leg shooting needles all the way down my leg, then it will not support me for the next steps,, i have seen the VA for the past 4 years, had upper thoracic and lower lumbar injections, and a bunch of mri cat, and x-ray,, but no one seems to be able to find out why or relieve my pain.. what am i suppose to do?
Fri, 2 Nov 2018
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Addiction Medicine Specialist,  's  Response
Hello,

The location and movement of a pain gives clues as to what is going on, and it can be the outside muscles (which should be obvious), or the hip joint (standing on one leg and other stresses on the joint would hurt) or a lumbar disk (yanking on the nerve by extending the straight leg up or sitting the wrong way would indicate this).

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist
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How Can Severe Pain In The Hips Be Treated?

Hello, The location and movement of a pain gives clues as to what is going on, and it can be the outside muscles (which should be obvious), or the hip joint (standing on one leg and other stresses on the joint would hurt) or a lumbar disk (yanking on the nerve by extending the straight leg up or sitting the wrong way would indicate this). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Matt Wachsman, Addiction Medicine Specialist