Meanwhile, the causes of hip problems in younger men and women often vary greatly. Hip pain in older people is usually caused by arthritis, lower back problems or other wear-related concerns. Your hip is a ball and socket joint that bears your body’s weight while allowing you to walk, run, and jump simultaneously. Along with the knee joint, the hip joint is one of the largest weight-bearing joints impacting all aspects of our mobility. There are more than 300 joints in the human body. In fact, experts are seeing a rise in hip replacement surgeries not only in the elderly, but also in young active patients - some as young as 18 years old. But with an uptick in the sedentary lifestyle, even young adults are increasingly facing hip-related issues. I have a follow up appt this week and hope to get an answer.Many people assume that hip problems are reserved for the elderly. I've been on a long journey to find out what's wrong with me and it's frustrating when no one can give me a proper diagnosis. However, my recent MRI with contrast does not show labral tear but did mention mild osteoarthrosis. My old MRI without contrast shows mild fraying. Heat pad and tylenol helps but this is just a bandaid and i want to get to the root cause. Basically being sedentary seems to aggravate my pain but being active like walking, yoga, and pilates actually feels good for my body. And sometimes when i squat i feel pinching in my right hip. I have clicking/popping in my right hip when i shift. Sitting at my desk, car, or anywhere gets to be uncomfortable, and I find myself constantly adjusting in my seat bc my right hip/buttock is uncomfortable, like a dull ache. Have tried PT, dry needling, modifying, and reducing workouts to not avail. I've been having discomfort in my right hip/groin/buttock area for the past few years. Everyone I've talked to about this has regretted not getting it done earlier. Surgery can sound scary and recovery can sound intense, but if you're already living in pain it's likely that any option will have you in less pain within days. Doctors will often avoid bringing up some of the serious options with younger people unless they are aware of how serious your symptoms are, so don't sell yourself short and make sure your doctor takes you seriously. If the pain is constant and interfering with your day to day (which it sounds like it does), you need to be seriously talking to an orthopedic surgeon about options. Steroid injections in the joint might reduce the pain for a time, but probably only a few months at most. There might be other specific reasons, but it is unlikely any have a simple, permanent treatment. You likely have lost a lot of your cartilage and are feeling the results of that. This also aligns with your description of the sound/feeling in your hip. To my knowledge (and I am not a doctor), once you at the point where you are in near constant pain, the damage is done. I’m curious if anyone else has had a similar experience/going through something similar and if you’ve found anything that’s made the pain and frustration more manageable? Thank you! I’m at a point where I’m almost always in pain, just sitting in my chair at work, driving, most basic every day activities. It’s to the point now that I can’t even sleep on my right hip because it’s stiff/hurts for 2 days, I’ve gone to physical therapy for it, I lift and tend to do lower weights and listen to my body when doing lower body exercises, even swimming I’ve hyperextended my hip.

I saw an Ortho doc about 4 months ago and had X-rays done to which his response was “if you hadn’t told me you had hip dysplasia I wouldn’t be able to tell because your hips look perfect in the X-ray”, my issue is I sound like a rice krispy treat every time I move, I’m active as much as I possibly can be, I try to avoid doing anything that puts a substantial amount of pressure/put myself in pain. 27F, I was born with hip dysplasia, it was immediately caught and I wore a cast for about a year as a baby, but I’ve had issues specifically with my right hip.

Hip pain xray normal