Comment by Fezzik

Similar story: I went to the doctor with sharp hip pain a few years back, aged 32, relatively fit (running 5 miles every workday and swimming 1+ mile most days), but the hip pain was getting worse by the day. I was referred to a surgeon who wanted to re-route tendons or ligaments in my hips. It made no sense to me. I realized, with a little reflection, that I had been wearing heeled dress shoes far more than I normally did. I started wearing zero-drop shoes and the pain went away in a few days. Neither the GP nor the surgeon did any digging about possible causes.