An hour ago I started experiencing a slight pain in my lower spine that's shooting all on the sides of my hip. Is this a sign of hip rotation?

The hip bone is made up of the three parts – the ilium, pubis and ischium. Prior to puberty, the triradiate cartilage separates these constituents. At the age of 15-17,  the three parts begin to fuse.

Their fusion forms a cup-shaped socket known as the acetabulum, which becomes complete at 20-25 years of age. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum to form the hip joint.

If you are over 20-25 years old or older you will never have hip rotation.

Quote from: Susan on January 18, 2016, 10:10:51 PM
The hip bone is made up of the three parts – the ilium, pubis and ischium. Prior to puberty, the triradiate cartilage separates these constituents. At the age of 15-17,  the three parts begin to fuse.

Their fusion forms a cup-shaped socket known as the acetabulum, which becomes complete at 20-25 years of age. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum to form the hip joint.

If you are over 20-25 years old or older you will never have hip rotation.

I'm no so sure about that last part. Even though I didn't start HRT until I was 43, I definitely had hip rotation.

Once the pelvis fuses it simply cannot happen.

There are a number of muscles involved and a major tendon. If you have strained the Glutamus maximus or Glutamus minor or the Glutal tendon you can have quite severe hip pain. The sciatic nerve is also involved anatomically and pressure on that can lead to severe pain.

The best thing to do is to go a Dr, preferably one who specialises in sports injuries (sports people suffer from injuries in that area).

The other thing to do is to not wear high heels. They are the orthopaedic surgeons best friend. (Sadly)

Quote from: Cindy on January 19, 2016, 01:34:53 AM
The other thing to do is to not wear high heels. They are the orthopaedic surgeons best friend. (Sadly)

How can you even suggest such a thing?!?!  CUTE SHOES! 

But she's right. Unfortunately.

*hugs*

It might be, I suppose, although I don't think diagnosing people over the internet goes well.

I never had any real pain from my pelvis tilting, but I *did* have some similar discomfort and occasional shooting pains from shoes that didn't fit well combining with my gait changing.

I actually think there's a difference between hip rotation and pelvis *growth* - the latter is bone changes and unlikely after the growth plates fuse, but the pelvis tilting and the lower spine curving into a more feminine position seems like a reasonable outcome of minor muscle and cartilage changes as well as fat redistribution. In my case, it's very clearly that the weight going to my butt and thighs has changed the way I stand and walk; if I stretch *really* hard and try to pull myself as straight as possible I can get my spine and pelvis aligned the way it was pre-HRT, I just can't hold that position. So nothing permanently changed about the bone structure, but at the same time, if this is the only way I can comfortably stand and walk, for all intents and purposes this is a real physical change for me...

Hip rotation may be used to describe either expanded distance between hip sockets as we grow OR the slight rotation in the pelvic bones when you walk. I am 66 years old and I have been on HRT for just a little over a year and my hips now rotate slightly with each step I take. When a leg moves forward that side of my pelvic bones slightly rotate forward as well. Speaking for myself only, I just love the feeling of walking that way. It feels so natural.

With that said, any type of shooting pain suggests a neurological condition that should not normally happen. An orthopedic or neurological physician would be best to make a proper diagnosis.

I double checked with a medical doctor and I was correct.

Susan, since you've come out completely we're seeing more of you. It's nice.