the pain is near the hip bone and travels to both sides. It is hard to sit and stand.
Your typical neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon would probably get you an MRI to see if you have some lumbar stenosis from a herniated disk or other potential spine problem. Your average Primary Care Physician may diagnose you with sciatica, placing you on anti-inflamitories and muscle relaxers. Most of the MDs will indicate a chiropractor is crap, but certainly it doesn't hurt to persue all possible methodologies to see which gets you the best relief. As a neurophysiological tech that works daily with spine injuries, I'd recomend (with something so bad that standing or sitting has become painful) you should certainly talk with your primary care physician. If, after any course of action you attempt with your PCP, you still do not find relief, you should certainly request a referal to a specialist (at the very least a pain specialist, if not a spine surgeon) for further evaluation of something that may be progressive and potetially crippling if left unattended. Finally, one could always give a chiropractor a shot, certainly many people have great success with chiropractic manipulation in lieu of going under the knife. Physical therapy could be helpful, if you are hindered by a muscle problem, but is unlikely to help if you have degenerative disk disease or some other physical manifestation that is putting pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots.
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