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What could cause lower back pain thats worse on the right side and also causes pain towards the hip area? icy hot and heating pad no help.

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Back pain: Many possible causes as simple as a back strain or as much complicated ones such as spine patology of the lumbar spine produced by degenerative disc disease, arthitis of the facet joints, bulging disc, spondylolysthesis with or without spondylolysis, olso extra articular spine pathology such as kidney pathology:kidney stones, enlarged kidneys and olso diseases of the vessels such as dilatation of the a.

Answered 5/31/2021

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Dr. Par Fatteh answered

Specializes in Functional Medicine

Pinched nerve...: It could very well be a pinched nerve out of the right side of the lumbar spine. It could also be bursitis of the right hip, especially if it is painful to lie on your right side. Both respond well to physical therapy.

Answered 3/14/2013

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