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Sharp sudden hip pain made worse by pressure/movement ?

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See details: There are several causes of hip pain. Many who believe they have hip pain actually have back pain. See a rheumatologist or orthopedist and have it evaluated.

Answered 8/21/2015

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

SIJ ? : 23y fem. w. unilateral "hip pain worse move/pressure" absent mechanical injury likely has sacroiliac joint, SIJ, disorder or soft tissue injury low back. Pain w. pressure suggests disordered pelvic girdle & SIJ. If chronic, etiologic origin might be Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, JHS. Childbirth potentiates SIJ disorder in women w. JHS. Osteopaths skilled at solving this differential diagnosis.

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