Groin pain

Jayneyb
Jayneyb Member Posts: 13
edited 22. Aug 2025, 14:20 in Chat to our Helpline Team

Hello. I have a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis which is fairly well managed with biologic injections. I have had pain in my groin for over three years. I have had every scan and test there is. At the beginning I was told mild arthritic changes and an osteophyte. The groin pain is triggered by sitting upright, driving, having my legs pressed together in bed. It is a sharp pain deep in my groin. I have hip stiffness and walk with a slight limp. Walking long distance causes the groin pain. The consultant has told me the pain is not coming from my hip. I am at my wits end. I have no gynaecological issues. Nerve conduction tests were negative. I don’t know what to do next. This affects my daily living every day. The only thing that ever helped was a diagnostic local anaesthetic injection into my hip joint which stopped all pain for three days. Consultant said that’s meaningless as it would have numbed the entire area. Any ideas? Thanks for reading.

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  • helpline_team
    helpline_team Posts: 3,199

    Hello @Jayneyb

    Thank you for posting on Chat to Helpline. I am sorry to hear about the persistent pain you are experiencing in your groin and hip. It sounds as if this has been going on a long time and you have not received the treatment you hoped for. I am glad to hear that your Psoriatic arthritis is fairly well managed with biologic injections.

    Pain and reduced mobility limits daily activities and can drag you down. It sounds as if you have been going through a tough time.

    The fact that at the beginning of this journey, 3 years ago, you were told there were mild arthritic changes in your hip and an osteophyte, suggests that there may be some osteoarthritis (OA) in your hip joint. A new X-ray would confirm these changes and would show if the arthritis changes have got any worse. Asking your GP for a referral to the musculoskeletal (MSK) service may be worth considering or a second opinion from a different specialist.

    We are not medically qualified to offer a definite diagnosis.

    I hope you find the information given below of some help.

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

    You are welcome to call our Free Helpline on 0800 5200 520, 9am-6pm weekdays, if you would like to talk things through informally and in confidence.

    You are also welcome to post on our Living with arthritis - Versus Arthritis forum if you haven't done so already. This is a positive and supportive space where you may receive more responses to your post.

    Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on.

    Best wishes,

    Fiona, Helpline Advisor

  • cocoa
    cocoa Member Posts: 87

    @Jaynebe

    Groin pains sounds very familiar to how my hip arthritis began 3 years ago ! Deep pain right groin went to GP was referred fir xray then saw MSK nurse who referred me to hospital consultant 2 years later as hip pain getting so bad reduced mobility and quality of life disrupted. diagnosed with hip arthritis and went on waiting list fir complete hip replacement ( 1 year wait)as consultant advised waste time to have injections or physio would not solve problem as bone on bone . Now 6 weeks since hip replacement groin pain gone ! So worth being persistent

    cocoa

  • helpline_team
    helpline_team Posts: 3,199

    Hello @cocoa Thank you for your encouraging post on Chat to Helpline, in response to a previous post by @Jayneyb

    I am very pleased to hear that 6 weeks after your recent hip replacement, your groin pain has completely gone. This must be such a relief. It sounds as if you have gone through a tough time and your persistence has definitely paid off. You have had a long journey of increasing pain and worsening mobility severely disrupting your quality of life.

    We wish you all the very best for your continued recovery.

    You are welcome to post on the Living with arthritis - Versus Arthritis forum where you may receive more responses.

    You are also welcome to call our Free Helpline, on 0800 5200 520 9am-6pm weekdays, if you would like to talk things through informally and in confidence.

    I hope you find the information given below of some help during your recovery, including our Let's Move for Surgery Toolkit for people waiting for and recovering from joint replacement surgery.

    https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/lets-move-for-surgery-toolkit/
    https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/surgery/hip-replacement-surgery/

    Please keep posting and let us know how you are getting on.

    Best wishes,

    Fiona , Helpline Advisor

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