Question 1

i have had hip bursitis for a few years. steroid injection helped for a little while.could the bursitis be caused from my bad back?

Accepted Answer

Hip bursitis: Bursitis of the hip can be from running, falls, repetitive physical contact,biking, but I'm unsure that chronic back problems are a predisposing condition. An orthopedic specialist is best qualified to answer this question and advise you.

Question 2

what are the best walking sneakers for hip bursitis and bad backs?

Accepted Answer

We are all different: There isn't any right answer.  If you know a good podiatrist or orthopedic they may be able to recommend something specific for you.  They can at least tell you terms regarding what your foot tends to do. How much do you pronate?  Wide or narrow heel, wide toe box?  Armed with that information some on line shoe places have customer comments that rate shoes by customers with the same issues.

Question 3

myy back doc told me it coulnt be hip bursitis because ii wasnt having pain  during the day. my pain is only at night an its not all nights.?

Accepted Answer

Need exam: Just because it is night or day doesnt tell exactly what's wrong
how about getting an exam to see where the
pain is ?
Obviously if you are tender over the trochanteric bursa - then that's probably the
source of your pain.
If your back is tender or you have radicular symptoms, then that would need the appropriate treatment for the problem.

Question 4

is it possible that hip bursitis causes, or is connected to, sciatica?

Accepted Answer

The two are: distinct disorders. Sciatica is caused by a pinchedspinal nerve.  Hip bursitis is inflammation of the  tissue surrounding the hip joint. The treatment is different for each.

Question 5

is bicycling likely to cause hip bursitis? what about bicycling daily with a backpack weighing ~20 pounds? i bike ~8-12 miles per day, 6 days/week with such a backpack. thanks.

Accepted Answer

No: Non weight bearing exercises are unlikely to cause it.

Question 6

i've had hip bursitis for a few years. steroid injection worked for a little while and now pain is back. how can l get rid of the pain?

Accepted Answer

See orthopedist: If you have already seen one, get a 2nd opinion.  If you have significantly discrepant leg lengths or knee issues, you may have to get these issues addressed first.

Question 7

leg legnth difference.  pain in both hips when laying down or sitting. also back.taking motrin. hip bursitis?  couldn't sleep last night. pain all day

Accepted Answer

PELVIC TORSION: ACQUIRED LEG LENGTHS ARE GENERALLY SECONDARY TO A PELVIC IMBALANCE FROM FALLS TO AWKWARD STEPS.  THIS CREATES MUSCLE IMBALANCES AND SPASMS.

Question 8

hip bursitis caused by a tear in gluteus medius tendon mri showed  tear of 23mm ap  and 30 mm retraction fluid distension and tears of acetabular  lab

Accepted Answer

Review mri : You need to have your MRI reviewed and get a good exam of the affected area
you will likely improve with rest, nsaids and
physical therapy 
surgical treatment is unlikely unless you are
very young and athletic which sometimes
requires a hip arthroscopic surgery.

Question 9

how often(frequency) can my wife receive celestone/lidocaine/marcaine injection for her sciatica(lumbar foraminal narrowing) and hip bursitis?

Accepted Answer

3 times: It's generally accepted that people shouldn't get more than 3 shots in a year.  Steroid injections can weaken the surrounding tissue, which is why there is a limit.

Question 10

will chronic trochanteric hip bursitis sciatica and a healed sacroilliac fracture cause problems and pain if i were to become pregnant a second time?

Accepted Answer

They might: Pregnancy causes many physiologic and anatomical changes including loosening of many ligaments about the pelvis to allow for the expansion of the fetus and ultimate delivery .Because of this some of your prior symptoms and problems may reemerge.

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I have had hip bursitis for a few years. steroid injection helped for a little while.could the bursitis be caused from my bad back?

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What are the best walking sneakers for hip bursitis and bad backs?

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Myy back doc told me it coulnt be hip bursitis because ii wasnt having pain during the day. my pain is only at night an its not all nights.?

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Is it possible that hip bursitis causes, or is connected to, sciatica?

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Is bicycling likely to cause hip bursitis? what about bicycling daily with a backpack weighing ~20 pounds? i bike ~8-12 miles per day, 6 days/week with such a backpack. thanks.

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I've had hip bursitis for a few years. steroid injection worked for a little while and now pain is back. how can l get rid of the pain?

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Leg legnth difference. pain in both hips when laying down or sitting. also back.taking motrin. hip bursitis? couldn't sleep last night. pain all day

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Hip bursitis caused by a tear in gluteus medius tendon mri showed tear of 23mm ap and 30 mm retraction fluid distension and tears of acetabular lab

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How often(frequency) can my wife receive celestone/lidocaine/marcaine injection for her sciatica(lumbar foraminal narrowing) and hip bursitis?

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Will chronic trochanteric hip bursitis sciatica and a healed sacroilliac fracture cause problems and pain if i were to become pregnant a second time?

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