I am having pain in my left hip that seems to b persistent. My dr has given me several X-rays/MRIs but nothing shows up. Dr says he's not sure what it is. The pain has some similarities to that of my Rsd left foot that was diagnosed by another dr, yet it does has some other issues. I did have knee surgery because of pain that was said to be from compensating from my foot pain, but that pain came right back and now has slowly feeling worst. Any thoughts about this?

Maybe try a bond density test. They can pick up things like osteopenia that some other test you took don't detect. My thoughts and prayers are with you. They found osteopenia in my right hip and osteoparthriis in both hips and lower back. I can barely walk somedays. they prescribe pm dr and pt which I already do, but maybe they can help you out with something else. Try to put weight on good hip if you can until you find out. Maybe a rhuematoloigst can help. Take care my friend and sorry for my bad typing, my hands aer burnign this morning and stiff. Sincerely, Renee.

I am sorry you are having hip pain along with everything else!

You mentioned that your hip has similar pain to your RSD foot and others. Do you mind sharing in more detail what type of pain(s) you are having? It could be compensatory just like with your knee especially if your gait is off even in the slightest. Bursitis is common in the hip - some find relief from this by placing a pillow between the legs while sleeping. Massage therapy can be very helpful for hip pain that is not of a mechanical origin - you would just need to let the massage therapist know about your CRPS areas that are sensitive to touch before hand.

I do hope you find relief soon,
Tessa

Here is something else I was wondering if might be causing your hip pain.

http://www.coloradocenter4pt.com/neuromuscular.html if you scroll about half way down you will see a diagram of where the Piriformis muscle can cause pain and areas where trigger points are located. A tennis ball is a handy way of working those trigger points. A good physiotherapist or massage therapist can often easily determine if this is at least the partial cause of your pain.