Low back and hip pain?

Question:

I am 21 years old and have recently been having some awful problems with my lower back and hip. Particularly, my right lower back (I think the lumbar area?) has been painful and full of knotted tense muscles...and then I have some pretty morderate pain in my left hip, which is worse when I walk and more toward my back than the front of my body. This pain has been getting somewhat worse over the past month, and nothing I've tried seems to help. I have tried ice/heat, epsom salt soaks, rest, ibuprofen, and herbal/homepathic medicines as well (Arnica Montana and Glucosamine Sulfate MSM). I have not fallen or otherwise hurt myself, what do you think this could be and what should I do to feel better? I have had 2 abdominal surgeries (exploratory laparotomy 2004 and right flank hernia repair 2006) and that's bascially it, until this pain started. Any advice or help is appreciated.

Answers:
I have also had lower back pain most of my adult life. The surgeries are going to affect you back, because it is well known that the abdominal muscles support the back, especially lower. If I understand you have had these muscles cut so they are no longer doing their job of supporting your back. I do crunches which have helped my lower back. I also make sure that I consciously bend my knees so that my legs take the weight of my body. This is what the legs were designed for, not the back. When doing crunches start our with 5 then add one per week or every 3 days. This will help you lower back.

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You may have adopted incorrect postures.
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did you have spinal anaesthesia for surgeries you told.
If so that could be the source of pain and local anaesthesia injection in the supraspinous ligament can help.
Dr Rajiv HArshe
pain specialist, gujarat,india

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Low back and hip pain?

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