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[|Human|] blocks in back i have arthritis in my lower back.i was going to a pain clinic and they were giving me 12 shots at a time in my lower back along my spine..now another dr says i need both hips replaced..can the blocks do that damage to my hips? and now i have nerve damage in both legs.
[|AI|]  Hi, If you have severe enough arthritic degeneration to affect the lower spinal column then, there is a good chance that the hips will also be involved by the same process. The shots will not have caused your hips to deteriorate rather the same arthritic process. The nerve damage you perceive to be in your legs most likely is due to the same arthritis affecting the lower spine which is compressing lumbar nerve roots L4 and possibly L5.  That's where the problem likely resides. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.