Hi! Reading your post, I thought it sounds like you have really bad scarring in your muscles and ligaments. What you described is exactly how scar works--it contracts and just gets worse over time.
Have you heard about a treatment called ASTYM? It's a system that's designed to get rid of old scarring. I had it done on both my feet and elbow, and got a lot of relief. Good luck!

I would start with a MRI (with contrast would be helpful) of the pubic/*Sacroiliac* area which is the joints and tendons, etc starting at the upper part of the buttocks going all the way down the leg with the hips & knees usually being heavily affected. The hips popping might just be snapping hip sydrome which is technically harmless for the most part but can cause pain, weakness and just plain being annoyed with having to hear it. The most I can say is at least with the snapping noise in the hip is that it is loud and annoying but when it comes to being worried.. Well.. My hip cracks at least 40 to about 65x a day and when it was half this much a doctor didn't seem concerned, I think he was wrong, only because this is a complete sports related injury which is why this is referred to as dancer's, or runner's hip (I don't do too many sports)but it sounds like you do, so keep track -If you notice it happens with certain movements, write it down, if it starts cracking more often, take a note of when and of how much, even if it just a sensation of a crack without the audible snap, let your doctor know all these things and hopefully physical therapy, or a cortisone shot might help.. Look up snapping hip, and ask you doc for an MRI.. Nip this in the butt now! Good luck

Sounds to me like you have torn the labrum of one or both hips. The labrum is a piece of cartilage in the hip joint. You need an MRI to show this. Femoroacetabular impingement is a possible cause. That's what the docs tell me anyhow. I do not have nearly the amount of pain it sounds like you are dealing with, still surgery was advised for me. I haven�t opted to have the surgery due to the fact that it is a relatively new procedure and there really is not a lot of data on it. Also steroidal injections into the joint may be advised. Another thing I have not attempted. I would appreciate any feedback form anyone who has had either.