Mixed diagnosis sciatica and osteoarthritis of the hip

Terry1

I recently had severe pains in my right leg and they continued for 4 weeks and now gradually getting less particularly with the help of gabapentin. My physiotherapist concluded it was sciatica and that there may have been problems in my back as well. At the same time my GP ordered an x-ray and it showed that I've got mild osteoarthritis of the hip. At this stage it's unclear whether I've got sciatica and osteoarthritis or whether the osteoarthritis is causing the pain. Has anyone else got experience of this situation?

chrisb

Hi @Terry1

Welcome to the versus arthritis forum.

I've done a search of past forum discussions and our VA website but was unable to find any information that directly answers your query.

Hopefully there will be forum members who can offer an opinion based upon their own experiences.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-hip/

I hope you receive some useful feedback.

ChrisB (Moderator)

Nurina

Hi. I thought I had sciatica or something really wrong with my lower back. The pain radiated from the lower back to my thighs and I couldn't walk straight. My husband had sciatica from a slipped disk and he described the same pain as I had. I was diagnosed with OA in hips and my consultant said that pain from the back is a very common symptom. I've had a hip replacement and the pain has fully dissappeared. I can't believe I can walk without pain in my back. I'd recommend you to go to a specialist and investigate further. Good luck