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What Causes Hip Pain In A Person With Degenerative Spinal Disc?
I have known degenerative disc throughout my spine most severe is lumbar area. I have had 2 laminectomies and a fusion in that area. Now I have severe pain in my left hip area that wraps around to my groin and down my L thigh in front. My PCP keeps saying it s from my back, but I feel like it s my hip. Is there anyway to distinguish between the two w/o an MRI. I had a pacemaker/ACID place a few months ago so an MRI is out. I wasn t sure a CT could get to the bottom of this but might be all I have to work with Sorry I thought this was a free service. I just wanted to be prepared when I go back to my PCP
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Hi and welcome to HCM.
I'm Dr. Taimur and I will be addressing your health concerns.
I have read your question and understand your concern.
The history and sign and symptoms you narrated shows that it is most likely due to the back problem, although it is in the hip area and does not seems to be associated with the back. There is a term in our medical field called as REFERRED PAIN, in which nerve compression in one area ( back in your case ) gives pain in another area ( hip in your case) as the area supplied by that nerve is all perceived by brain as in pain.
As you have rightly said having pacemaker you can't have MRI done, but CT scan will also be of not so help in this case. Most of the time back pain responds very well to physiotherapy.
My recommendation is to ask your surgeon for exercises helpful in such condition.
Meanwhile you should avoid weight lifting and any other hard work, and keep your posture straight even doing normal daily activities. Skeletal muscle relaxants like tab. Nuberol fort 1 tab. three times a day is also helpful.
As you are osteoporotic so it should be treated to help the pain resolved, for this multiple treatment options are available like bisphosphonates, vitamin D and Calcium supplements etc.
I hope this might be of some help, if you have any query feel free to ask me any time.
Thanks.
Dr. Taimur
I'm Dr. Taimur and I will be addressing your health concerns.
I have read your question and understand your concern.
The history and sign and symptoms you narrated shows that it is most likely due to the back problem, although it is in the hip area and does not seems to be associated with the back. There is a term in our medical field called as REFERRED PAIN, in which nerve compression in one area ( back in your case ) gives pain in another area ( hip in your case) as the area supplied by that nerve is all perceived by brain as in pain.
As you have rightly said having pacemaker you can't have MRI done, but CT scan will also be of not so help in this case. Most of the time back pain responds very well to physiotherapy.
My recommendation is to ask your surgeon for exercises helpful in such condition.
Meanwhile you should avoid weight lifting and any other hard work, and keep your posture straight even doing normal daily activities. Skeletal muscle relaxants like tab. Nuberol fort 1 tab. three times a day is also helpful.
As you are osteoporotic so it should be treated to help the pain resolved, for this multiple treatment options are available like bisphosphonates, vitamin D and Calcium supplements etc.
I hope this might be of some help, if you have any query feel free to ask me any time.
Thanks.
Dr. Taimur
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