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.
Roughly how old are you? What sort of exercise do you do?
Does the pain lessen if you stop your usual exercise routine for a week?
Do you have access to a physical therapist through whatever insurance you're on? Also check if nearby ones take cash. PTs are usually good for a basic diagnosis. They'll also give you a bunch of small exercises to do but cynically I think the main function of PTs is to convince you to stay away from the thing that is continually re-injuring you long enough for you to heal.
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.
Wow, that fucking sucks.
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
I'm in my mid 20s. I mostly bike and do yoga and am typically on my feet for most of the day for work. It started in June when I had some training for work where I was sitting for most of the day in bad seating for several weeks.