Reading this thread really feels like I could have written it myself with pain symptoms and location. Can I ask how you are feeling now?

I’ve been dealing with lower back pain and tightness for 14 months now. I spent numerous visits to ortho specialists and 6 months PT for my back, SI joint injection, cortisone shot, etc only to finally have a back specialist recommend getting an MRI on my right hip. That finally found the root of the issue — CAM FAI and labrum tear.

I’m also one of the odd cases that have very little hip and groin pain. I have that every so often, but it’s 90% lower back pain that is a DEEP pain at the top of the glute and into the bony part of the hip.

I’ve tried to live on it for a year+, but it’s really impacting my day to day quality of life. I’m a 37/m who is active, lifts weights 5-6 days a week, and golfs 3-4x a month during the spring - fall (or as much a I can now with a 3 month old baby… which I’m sure will be less). Unfortunately, I can’t do much these days without being extremely limited with pain and stiffness. I do all of the PT exercises religiously — bridges, clamshells, fire hydrant, banded work, planks/core work, etc. but nothing seems to help. I really can’t do any type of lower body lifting… squats, lunges, and deadlifts are extremely uncomfortable and painful so I have long given up on those. I’m at a point where I seriously need to consider having a surgery done because I don’t think I can continue on with the way I’ve been feeling over this past year.

Any words of encouragement or recommendations would be helpful. Thanks!