Sharon Cuneta at an event in Makati on Tuesday. Ganiel Krishnan, ABS-CBN News

Sharon Cuneta diagnosed with osteoarthritis, recovers from hip pain

Ganiel Krishnan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/Sharon-Cuneta--0313204.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sharon Cuneta at an event in Makati on Tuesday. Ganiel Krishnan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Sharon Cuneta at an event in Makati on Tuesday. <em>Ganiel Krishnan, ABS-CBN News</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA -- Veteran actress-singer Sharon Cuneta revealed that she is on the path to recovery from her hip pain. </p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">In an interview Tuesday, s</span>he opened up about her health journey, shedding light on the challenges she faced and the progress she has made towards regaining her mobility.</p><p>Cuneta disclosed that her hip pain was a result of hereditary factors with underlying conditions such as lumbar lordosis and a pinched nerve in her back dating back to 2013. The pain management strategies she had adopted over the years were put to the test when she experienced a flare up on the right side of her hip and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis. </p><p>Cuneta expressed the physical and emotional toll the condition took on her.</p><p>“The x-ray also said I have osteoarthritis so parang when I walk ang sakit dito sa may joint area. I was only able to walk straight again thankfully under my physical therapy instructions -- the first that I was able to walk again was just three days ag. I still feel it. I&#x27;m on a painkiller right now but it&#x27;s getting better. I was so scared, I told Kiko (Pangilinan), I thought I wouldn’t go back to normal at all, so praise God for that,” she said.</p><p>Cuneta is optimistic about her improving condition and the gradual restoration of her mobility.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/12/sharon-cuneta-opens-up-after-social-media-detox-2200" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/12/sharon-cuneta-opens-up-after-social-media-detox-2200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharon Cuneta opens up after social media detox</a></span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/5/sharon-cuneta-on-her-right-leg-it-s-very-painful-146" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sharon Cuneta on her right leg: “It’s very painful”</a></div><div><strong>Related videos:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2952606"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2913259"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2918094"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

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Sharon Cuneta diagnosed with osteoarthritis, recovers from hip pain

Sharon Cuneta diagnosed with osteoarthritis, recovers from hip pain

Ganiel Krishnan,

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Published Mar 13, 2024 11:52 AM PHT

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