A 42 year old female presented to the clinic with acute low back pain (LBP) and right leg radiculopathy. She has noticed the LBP for 6 months now, initially sporadic but now more constant.

She bent over to pick up a pen off the ground 3 days ago and felt her back seize and a sharp stabbing pain referred down her right leg.

Case study: Hip and Lower back pain (LBP)

Presentation: Female 32 years of age presented with acute onset R hip pain and chronic but now acute LBP

History: intermittent runner since the age of 18 with episodes of LBP and not bad but some ongoing R hip pain. The patient is now 4 months into training for a half marathon in 3 months.