What is the pain above the left hip and below the waist?

Most people will pay special attention to pain symptoms in a certain part of the body. So, what is the cause of pain above the left hip and below the waist? The following article will analyze it for you.

Sciatica

Sciatica is a syndrome characterized by pain in the sciatic nerve path and distribution area. The vast majority of sciatica cases are secondary to the stimulation, compression and damage to the sciatic nerve caused by local and surrounding lesions of the sciatic nerve, which is called secondary sciatica; a small number are primary, that is, sciatica.

There are many causes. In most patients, sciatica is secondary to the stimulation, compression and damage to the sciatic nerve caused by local and surrounding lesions, which is called secondary sciatica; a small number of cases are primary, namely sciatica.

Lumbar disc herniation

Lumbar disc herniation is one of the more common diseases. It is mainly caused by the degenerative changes of various parts of the lumbar disc (nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus and cartilage plate), especially the nucleus pulposus, to varying degrees. Under the influence of external factors, the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc ruptures, and the nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes (or detaches) from the ruptured part to the back or inside the spinal canal, causing the adjacent spinal nerve roots to be stimulated or compressed, resulting in a series of clinical symptoms such as low back pain, numbness and pain in one or both lower limbs. The highest incidence of lumbar disc herniation is in L4-5 and L5-S1, accounting for about 95%.