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What does shotting pains in the hip mean?
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Hip vs spine disease: Exam needed to localize origin of pain. Lower spine most likely, hip or sacro iliac joint also possible.
Answered 9/6/2013
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Hip pain: Shooting pain typically refers to a sharp referred pain that is nerve-related, usually from a pinched nerve from the back, buttocks, or thigh.
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