Hi @kaptainkat and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You will notice that I moved your post to a discussion that is talking about hip pain. I wanted to include you here so you could connect with members that may be experiencing something similar.

I'd like to invite @sueinmn, @popolopo, and @jfsherley to the conversation to share.

@kaptainkat, Do you think that the pain may be from you trying to compensate for the pain in your back?

Hello, and welcome to the Mayo Connect community. We are people living with a wide variety of diseases and conditions, who try to help one another along the way. We each strive to be informed medical consumers, and our own best advocates in our care. We are not medical professionals, so not able to provide medical advice. We can tell you what has worked for us (or not) and provide you with information and conversation about your question.

It is miserable to live with pain that is not being well-controlled, so I understand your search to find some relief...I see from the title you chose for this discussion that you feel your hip pain is not from arthritis in the joint, may I ask why? Have you seen a Physical Therapist to evaluate your range of motion, muscle tone and gait, all issues that can contribute to hip pain? From your description of being treated with duloxetine and gabapentin, I suspect at some point a doctor has determined that all or some of your pain has its roots in nerve irritation.

I hate to ask so many questions, but this will help you to find others similar to yourself who may be able to offer suggestions for your "next step".

Sue