Can Low Back Pain Cause Groin Pain? Yes, Here's How - UPDATED 2023
In this video, we will explain how can low back pain cause groin pain. Nerves and joints of the lower back can create groin or hip pain with referred pain. Pressing on muscles of the lower back or SI joint often sends pain traveling to the front of the hip. This groin/ hip pain can get worse with walking, picking up leg, running or getting into a car.
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[Performance Place website low back article excerpt] Hip flexor pain can wreak havoc on your love for running. Many of us run for weight loss or because it’s something we feel we “need to do” to be healthy. But not Julie. She simply loved the act of running!
A 10-minute marathon runner in her mid-40s, Julie would typically run five days per week. Some days she would run in track groups, rising to the challenge when her friends motivated her to get faster. Other times, she relished the solitude of solo runs.
Running was Julie’s “fix.” So when a cluster of symptoms started keeping her from doing what she loved, she knew she needed to take action. She came to Performance Place® Sports Care after seven months of unsuccessful attempts at treating the pain. I knew a detailed examination and proper guidance on how to decrease her symptoms would get her on the right track.
How It All Started
About 10 months ago, Julie began to notice hip flexor and sit bone pain when she ran. Since she didn’t do anything to create it, she thought it would go away on its own-just like most of her minor running-related issues had in the past.
But this time was different.
Soon, her hip flexor and sit bone were starting to ache at the very first step of her morning run, causing her pain for the entire duration. Her sit bone region would feel aggravated all day, especially exacerbated when she sat for long periods of time at work. The pain weighed on Julie’s mind. She wondered what she could do to make it go away.
When Julie couldn’t stand the aching any longer, she decided to take a break from running for a few days. Her hip flexor pain stopped, so she made the difficult decision of not running for two weeks.
Although it was painful to give up running, she hoped the pause would give the condition time to improve. And it did-until she hit the track again.
Just one minute into Julie’s first run in weeks, the pain surged back in full force. Frustrated, she decided to seek help.
What Didn’t Work
Julie started by exploring the typical healthcare route. But she quickly became irritated when her primary care doctor suggested rest and over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications. She had already tried rest, to no avail, and she didn’t like the idea of medication.
Unsatisfied, Julie searched for a better solution.
Her next stop was to see a physical therapist who was highly recommended by one of her friends. Physical therapy was covered by Julie’s insurance, minus deductible and copay, so she decided to give it a try.
Under her physical therapist’s guidance, Julie tried to remedy her problems with a daily 15-minute routine consisting of stretching, glute strengthening and hip mobility drills. As her inpatient care, she received tool-assisted soft tissue work. But despite two months of diligently following this plan, her sit bone was still tender while sitting at work. And she still hadn’t returned to running.
Frustrated by the lack of progress, Julie continued searching for a real solution.
Next, she visited a chiropractor suggested by a friend whose sciatica had improved under his care. Julie received adjustments and soft tissue work two times per week, which was covered partially by her insurance. But after three months, she saw little improvement.
At this point, Julie was beyond frustrated. It had been five months since she was able to run, and there was still no real solution in sight. She decided to search the Runner’s World forum for more ideas on how to loosen up her hip flexor. After learning about the Active Release Technique, she visited a specialist who cost $150 per 15-minute session-not a penny covered by her insurance. After two months, the treatment yielded no improvement.
In all, Julie’s seven months of health care had cost her more than $2500. But more critical than her financial hit was the void in her life from not running. She still couldn’t even jog without her hip flexor and sit bone immediately starting to ache.
Frustrated, stretched thin financially and still unable to do what she loved, Julie felt hopeless. She considered giving up running forever-until she found Performance Place® Sports Care.
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This makes a lot of sense. I have struggled with what i thought was hip pain since high school. It flares up every now and then and becomes so painful i can barely walk. The pain is intense in the front right groin and into my thigh, ll the way down to my foot. This time i for sure noticed a little back pain first. And I've been told my glutes are off. Ugh the pain is constant tonight and i can't sleep.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
8 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Let us help you with it! We specialize in this problem. We build recovery programs that help with decreasing pain faster when flare ups happen and build your confidence with using your body how you want.
@TendaiNedziwe
5 ай бұрын
This exactly what I feel please help
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
5 ай бұрын
Love to. Reach out via link in video description
I have every one of these issues that you just described and I'm so happy you made sense of it!!
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
4 ай бұрын
Very happy to help. Check out our others videos on this topic in our playlists Groin Pain Self Tests and Diagnosis kzread.info/head/PL4ia_VsGiqb8IZHrBKGizMWLuBMORQTl3
Thank you for your visuals. Helped me understand more.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
8 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that!
The information was a great help. Thank you so much
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
11 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
Thanks for this video. I'm having all this problems. Thanks for explaining the cause. It's very helpful to know. 👌
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
9 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
I have struggled with this for years and this seems to be it wow thanks
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
7 ай бұрын
Excellent. Happy healing!
thank you very much 🙏
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
10 ай бұрын
No worries!
Got this from dry heaving caused by BPPV.... Worst pain of my life!! Couldn't move a single muscle without extreme pain but by some miracle my body ended up in this position and found relief... Crazy how your instincts can save you
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
3 ай бұрын
Love the story. Thanks for sharing!
This make sense I had a facet joint injection into my lower back and it helped with my groin pain more then it did my back pain they were doing it for
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Yes, preferred groin pain is very common, but often overlooked. Some people go years without considering lower back referral as a possibility. If anyone’s having any problems, please reach out to us so we can suggest treatments, stretches, exercises, and much more to help out with this very simple condition to treat
Hello - I've been struggling with this exact problem and I am getting really frustrated about it. Can you refer me to the exercise you are talking about?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
10 ай бұрын
We need to suggest them to you. We need to perform an assessment to find what ones are best. Link in description to set up a Discovery Session
Hello would like to say thank you very much for sharing your experience. The problems listed, I suddenly got these symptoms and the nagging pain. I have really bad posture from shingle roofing for 18 years and really bad flat feet. I did not injure myself but suddenly I got right side hip problems. Would my work history cause these issues? Once again thank you so much. Sorry I forgot, I did and do your inside bend and stretch for the rightside paraformious and that really did relieve the pain there but now the pain has moved to another location. Would love to be able to put my sock on with a bended knee while sitting. God bless
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
4 ай бұрын
I appreciate your feedback and am glad to hear that the inside bend and stretch helped relieve some of your problem. Keep at it, and hopefully, we can find a solution. Reach out via the link the video so we can help you one-on-one
Thank u this has only just started, started with back pain. Would i make it worse with small weights? swats?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
3 ай бұрын
Hey there! Thanks for checking out the video. It’s funny we’ve noticed that some people with this type of condition have an increased of their problem with squatting while others don’t. I think it’s depending upon the phase and subset type of injury they have. Normally we find people with increased symptoms with squatting tend to have some form of pelvic tilt issue or impingement of the hip. While I’d love to say that everybody has the exact same stretches and exercises to do, that would be incorrect. If you’d like to figure out what type of weights are safe, we’d have to figure out if they address the correct target tissue intended for the exercise. we can do that with a simple assessment if you’d like.
Decrease the groin pain, improve glutes max. and med. musles , did i understand correctly ? Thank you so much
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
5 ай бұрын
It’s a part but not all of it for everyone. There are some steps
Can you link some videos of yours that can help fix this problem?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
6 ай бұрын
We have quite a few videos on the exercises and stretches. We use to help address this problem on our channel. However, it’s important to note that there is no one specific stretch or exercise that we give to every single person with this presentation. Customization of a recovery program is extremely important. Many of the exercises and stretches we show on KZread are typically customized and coached differently based upon each person we see. You can always reach out to us via the link in the description for this video for a consultation
This is exactly what i have down to a T mate. Thank you was sleeping on sofa for like 9 months and now have shooting pain abdominal, front thigh, inner thigh and a bit of testicle and hip. What is this condition called exactly? I live in london and unfortunately the NHS is pittyful for correct diagnosis. Does this condition have a name? Thanks again for this video you nailed it man.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
5 ай бұрын
Happy to do the video. We see so many people with this type of thing who dont seem to find good resources about the topic. The great news is that most of them can be helped via a customized series of exercises, stretches and habit changes
@ehabtuffaha7613
2 ай бұрын
Am same your story exactly !!! Plz help me if been healed , what shall i do , and whats the reason ?
Wouldn’t resting weighted barbell across your front hips with your shoulders on a bench & feet under knee’s & lowering your but toward the floor & then raising your butt up so that your hips & shoulders are in the same plane, work your glute max?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
11 ай бұрын
I think you’re referring to a barbell hip thrusts. It’s only one way to help strengthen the Max. But the glute Max also functions within single leg stance. That’s why other exercises such as split squats, and RDL’s can be helpful to further strength in it where bilateral movements like a barbell hip thrusts are adequate.
Can you put the recovery exercise for this pain
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
8 ай бұрын
We have those in our online sessions. Each ok is different for each case so we don’t have KZread examples. Reach out via link in description
Hello, can the reverse happen? The reason i ask is because i had epididymitis few months back. During the initial days, i felt a pain going from tge scrotum through the groin and front to the back. And since then, i have lower back pain.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
Ай бұрын
Anything is possible. We would have to learn more by an examination to figure what the best course of action is. Email us at
Does quadratus lomborum pain affect groin pain?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
5 ай бұрын
It can
Have had back pain for about a week and a half after playing basketball with my son, still pain in lower and upper back but im also have weird numbness in the testicale and shaft area seems to be the worse aftet ejaculation "tmi" sorry, could this be related?
@Shiroishi_Hajime
3 ай бұрын
Same but I’ve had it for a month and I got an MRI and it seems to be related
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Even though it may be too much TMI it helps a lot of people to see that they may not be the only people who have the issue too. If you’re still having this issue since you’ve commented on this a month ago, it may be time to change your treatment approach. Typically the recovery time is around 2 to 3 weeks, when you find the right type of treatment. There are various different things they can create this sensation but the good news is that a lot of them are nonsurgical. If you’d like some help from us, just reach out via the link in the description for the video. We have consultations available via our online portal and in person. We seen many people with this type of problem and have a very good success rate.
I have disk L5 -S1 and i have same symptombs ,may i know what disk vertibra should be ?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
2 ай бұрын
L5 and S1 refer down the leg to the ankle and feet. Google spinal referral patterns or get one our ebooks that cover that in more detail.
@ehabtuffaha7613
2 ай бұрын
@@Performance-Place-chiropractor Thanks for your reply, my issue is i have electric shock pain in my groin but as i understand L5-S1 not responsible for such pain, i don't what to do, really my life is miserable.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
2 ай бұрын
Reach out to us for a Discovery Session. We need to learn more about what’s going on with you to see if we have some answers. The link to book is in the video description
I have applied for foreign study but I have a groin pain and lower back pain. Should I leave it because of pain? Help me!!
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
10 ай бұрын
Set up a consultation so we can find some of those answers for you
Dealing with this now. Decided to swim laps on a whim, came home, pulled lower back just tying my shoes, after a week of back pain, all the front pelvic pain as described is happening. What exercises should be done to help revert the issue? I reached out for a discovery session with your team.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
3 ай бұрын
Hey there. Let’s do that consultation you talked about. We can discuss what may have to be done at that time
@yahoeshua
3 ай бұрын
@@Performance-Place-chiropractor Sounds good. I booked a virtual appointment for this week.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
3 ай бұрын
Excellent! Chat soon
Hello, i am having a back pain from 4 years now but now i having groin and hip pain too. I went to many doctor but the pain is still there..please help me with this
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
27 күн бұрын
Sorry to hear that. The good news is a lot of people get better quickly with some targeted help that is specific to their variant of groin pain. Keep your eye on the prize! Reach out if you’d like our help
I have the pain in two months .. And how recover this pain sir ?? 😢
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience. It's important to consult a healthcare professional for personalized guidance on how to recover from your pain. If you'd like us to help, we would need to examine you in person or virtual
Is there a way to tell if groin pain is being caused purely from the back as opposed to a hernia?
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
6 ай бұрын
Yes. Come let us do our examination and we can sort those out
@alanzemsky7695
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the quick reply! Unfortunately I don’t live in California- is it possible to set up virtual visit? @@Performance-Place-chiropractor
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
5 ай бұрын
Shoot us and email and our front desk can cover your options with yiu
That's what can happen to me, please I need your help so I can be free.
@Performance-Place-chiropractor
9 күн бұрын
Hey there. Just reach out and we can help.