Question
to begin last year in November 2006 i was involved in an accident in which i was rear-ended by a semi-truck going 40+mphs. im 21 am healthy i was very active in sports and outdoors but after the accident ive been having a problem with my right hip. everytime i walk i can feel like a pop in my hip. also if i walk or stand for long periods of time my hip starts to feel like its buring and gets really painfull to stand. it also tends to happen when im sleeping if i lay on that side. ive had X-rays, MRI, MRA and the only thing that showed up is that my hip is still inflammed. these were all done in the last month or 2. i have anti-inflammatory pills that ive been taking. i did about a month of PT for my hip but it only made it feel worse. my doctors dont know whats wrong and its getting frustrating im scheduled to have othorscopic surgery on the 27th on march and im just wondering if you have any ideas of what it could be?

Answer
Dear Matthew

Have you seen a neurologist?  Burning or tingling would lead me to think there may have been some nerve damage.  I am not sure how they would test for that, because nervous system problems are not my expertise.

The reason I say that is because if it were a bone problem, that would have shown up on the X-rays and/or MRI.  Since they have sent you to PT and that has not helped, you might want to ask your doctors if they can look into possible nerve damage.

Best of luck to you!

Sharon