Have had all the scans, with all of the obligatory findings, was getting shots into that upper hip area every few months, walk good for awhile then start giving back the gains.
Was going to end up with the ultrasound guided shot in hospital. That was last year, have suffered with this for decades.
Today?
Threw cane in garbage months ago.
Lost pain management doc because turned down the meds voluntarily, so they dropped me, which was actually VERY liberating.
Legs went back at least 10 years (I'm mid-50's).

This is how all of that began, and not only am walking again, but can run/jog again after many many years.
Spent 3 days in ER in '24, could not even stand up, did THREE Dosepaks in a row.

Then read this, and that began the journey back to functionality.
*began* being the key word here.

Can find a copy cheap online. Zero regrets.

It plays a *huge* role, and my scan reports look like the one above, from inner pelvis to lumbar and beyond, atop MS.

Everyone in this thread needs to read it, because psychosomatic disease processes are very real.
The pain is real, but your mind/brain has a huge effect here.