In reply to Greasy Prusiks:
> Also thanks to wbo. I can see a trip to the Dr/physio on the horizon, will try and avoid it though as it's a bit of a waste of NHS time/money!
I'd disagree - its not like if you see a physio then he/she would otherwise have been performing open-heart surgery or treating a child with leukemia that afternoon.
There could be underlying causes and its best to get them checked. You sound like a healthy individual and by the fact that you're running regularly and staying fit you're doing more than the majority of the population to not be a burden on the NHS.
And quite frankly, chronic pain that eventually stops you doing, or curtails your enjoyment of, something you love becomes a quality of life issue.
FWIW I've had underlying hip/back pain for years - its horrendously complicated and the causes are myriad. Something as simple as a sprained ankle that never healed properly causing you to overcompensate your running on one side can have knock-on effects on the rest of your body. Self-diagnosis on the internet, however tempting, is inevitably futile*.
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