It is amazing how different problems can cause other problems....& we don't even think about it at the time.

I had blown out my anterior cruciate ligament in my knee & went with it getting worse for 5 years before having to have a surgery. Limping on that knee made other parts of my body hurt, like my hips & back. After I had my knee reconstructed, my orthopedic surgeon made sure I went through 6 months of serious PT (needed 3 months of PT just to walk again).

Those 3 months I was on crutches & couldn't put any weight on that leg (that was the way it was done 20 years ago)....but after I was able to walk again, he insisted that I work on not limping because it would cause damage & pain to my other leg mess up my back if I.

Then about 5 years ago, I fractured my hip when I was goofing around on my horse. I didn't know that it was fractured for several months while I was waiting for the pain to go away....talk about limping.....I was trying to show my dogs at that time, & that pain caused other pains in other parts of my body because I couldn't walk correct.

I hope these discoverys will be the answer to your pains.....it definitely makes sense.....when we favor some part of our body to keep it from hurting, we put stresses on other parts & cause that to become painful.

Take care,
Debbie