question: Hello, I am a 46 yo man.  I have always been active and an athlete.  I played football and basketball throughout highschool and college.  I played both for my university so i was in good shape.  I had a car accident during my workup, they doctors found i have spondylosis, spondylolysis and spondylolysthesis.  This happened when i was 35. I stopped playing sports as competitively as before but put on too much weight.  I now weight 230lbs at 61.  I have always been pretty big, playing weight was 215lbs.  However, now I have some back pain but the pain in my left hip has become unbearable.  It is often difficult to get up and walk.  After a while of walking around, i can move ok but if i rotate my hip in or out, my God, the pain is terrible.  It feels like someone stabbing me in the front part of my hip reaching deep inside it.  I still play around with my colleagues on the basketball court but not very competitive now.  I cant push off well or change directions well.  I have no loss of power except due to pain.  Can you give me some advice on alleviating the pain?  I now live in China and the access to pain meds is very limited.  Even if i could get them, i dont want to take them.  Please help!