Hi all, I have been having persistent hip pain in roughly the circled spot for a few months now. I want to do something about it before it gets worse but I don't know how. It feels very tight and unpleasant when stretching and I also get pins and needles very quickly when sitting on my sit bones or a hard chair.

Another clue to the location of the discomfort: the stretch that feels best is sitting crisscross with my right foot on bottom and leaning away from my hip with my leg grounded to the floor.

I can feel my body compensating and stiffness is slowly starting to travel up my lower back.

  • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    PTs are usually good for a basic diagnosis.

    This depends on what state you're in, unfortunately. Here in Ohio, they legally can't see you without a referral from a diagnosing physician. They also can't help you work on anything outside the scope of that diagnosis, so if your doctor half-assed your exam, you might not get the help you need.

    My husband is dealing with this right now.

      • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]
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        3 months ago

        it super does! switching to another practice is going to take weeks, during which he is suffering and making little progress

        America has the best healthcare system in the world, and that's why we pay so fucking much for it