I have severe groin pain which is being referred from my degenerative hip. My hip doesn't hurt at all. You can see the structural appearance of the hip socket and the bony head of the femor simply from an xray. If it's bone on bone you can see that. An ultrasound of the hip joint and groin will show problems with the soft tissue. While an MRI will show more detail you can still see whats going on with these orher modalities. I can clearly see the femoral head and the hip socket on my xray. There's no magic wand for bone on bone. I am on an 18 month wait list for a hip replacement. I am also a massage therapist and have treated many cases like this. I can't make it go away but I can help the muscles and tendons which affect the hip.