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I didn’t think it was a very big deal back in March, but I still have this issue with hip pain. I have been to a orthopedist, just finished physical therapy, and I had a MRI a couple weeks ago.\u00a0 But unfortunately, none of this has resulted in relief of pain or any answers as to what is causing the pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There are some clues.\u00a0 \u00a0I have a small L4-L5 lumbar annular tear as seen in x-rays and MRI.\u00a0 I have other signs of some back issues from the x-rays, and I think most of this has come from taking falls in karate class.\u00a0 But the doctor doesn’t think this is the cause of the hip pain because of where the pain is.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s like I have two separate issues – unexplained hip pain and some back issues. My back does hurt occasionally but I’ve always been able to run through the pain which was minor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next steps are to see a chiropractor, and then I return to see the orthopedist in January.\u00a0 If I’m not better by then, I may get some cortisone in some trigger points.\u00a0 There doesn’t seem to be a lot of other options.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This has been by far the worse running year I have had since 2011 when I first began running consistently.\u00a0 This year’s total is just 99.8 miles!\u00a0 I usually run 700-1000 miles annually, but when I try lately, I cannot run 1-2 miles before feeling the hip pain coming on and then lingering for days.<\/p>\n
I post these types of things in hopes that if I works out and I overcome it, someone with a similar issue may have something to reference and it will help them.\u00a0 \u00a0Hopefully I will be able to return to running soon, as I would still like to run some long distances and attend races.\u00a0 Feeling far from it right now though.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00a0 I didn’t think it was a very big deal back in March, but I still have this issue with hip pain. I have been to a orthopedist, just finished physical therapy, and I had a MRI a couple weeks ago.\u00a0 But unfortunately, none of this has resulted in relief of pain or any answers as to what is causing the pain.\u00a0 There are some clues.\u00a0 \u00a0I have a small<\/p>\n