Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT Low back and hip pain typically affect one side of the body. However, it is possible to have pain on both sides depending on the underlying cause or if you ...

Lower back and hip pain can be caused by several factors, including sciatica and muscle strain. ... the bones will rub together and put stress on the nerves in the lower back and hips.

A once “fit and healthy” 25-year-old woman, whose lower back pain was initially misdiagnosed, died from bone cancer less than a year after a tumour was finally discovered in her pelvis.