Question 1

Can walking worsen your hip bursitis?

Accepted Answer

Walking can make the symptoms like pain worse and increses the time to recover.It is better to rest

Question 2

I was diagnosed with a hip bursitis just under 4 years ago and it has been treated with steroid injections in the past. the last injection i had was a year ago. the symptoms have started again and painful when walking and worse when going up stairs.

Accepted Answer

Too many corticosteroid injections can weaken the tendons. Are you overusing your hip joints by certain exercises? Have you had an MRI of the hip to look for other pathology?  Have you tried resting your hips and taking an anti-inflammatory medication like ibuprofen?Have you been examined and advised by an orthopedic specialist? These are things I recommend to evaluate a recurring hip joint proble

Question 3

Is riding a recumbent exercise bike good for hip bursitis?

Accepted Answer

I don't advocate that type of exercise if you have active painful  hip bursitis. Get it treated by your physician or orthopedic specialist before performing that repetitive activity of your hip joints.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Anybody had hip bursitis? were you able to return to running eventually?

Accepted Answer

The most common type of hip bursitis is trochanteric bursitis and occurs on the lateral (outside) side of the hip. Iliopsoas bursitis occurs on the anterior (front) side of the hip. Most do well with relative rest, rehab. Focused on strengthening and stretching and anti-inflammatories. Injections, especially those done under ultrasound gudiance, tend to be effective. A high % return to running!

Question 6

Do you feel hip bursitis in the groin?

Accepted Answer

While groin pain is most likely related to the hip joint itself. The iliopsoas bursa is in that area and may be the source of a bursitis.

Question 7

What are some treatments for hip bursitis?

Accepted Answer

Hip bursitis or inflammation on the outer part of the hip, can be treated successfully with a good stretching program, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (nsaid's) and physical therapy.  Occasionally cortisone injections are necessary and can help significantly  a medical or orthopaedic evaluation with x-rays often the best place to start.

Question 8

How to cure hip bursitis?

Accepted Answer

You can use anti-inflammatory medications or local steorid injkection along with rest and physical therapy. Often avoidance of a particular activity that caused the bursitis is curative as well.

Question 9

How long does hip bursitis last?

Accepted Answer

Bursitis is about alignment of the hip and leg or arm/hand/elbow/shoulder. The best therapy is myofascial tissue release therapy is on a spectrum from simple stretching, yoga, massage, chiro adjustments, john f. Barnes unwinding, hands-on manipulations, acupuncture, gunn-ims, dry needling to finally travell trigger point injections.

Question 10

What do the experts think, should my hip bursitis ever go away?

Accepted Answer

It can spontaneously resolve on its own or with anti inflammatory medications, or local injections of steroids into the bursa.

Is walking good for hip bursitis

Can walking worsen your hip bursitis?

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I was diagnosed with a hip bursitis just under 4 years ago and it has been treated with steroid injections in the past. the last injection i had was a year ago. the symptoms have started again and painful when walking and worse when going up stairs.

Is riding a recumbent exercise bike good for hip bursitis?

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

Anybody had hip bursitis? were you able to return to running eventually?

Do you feel hip bursitis in the groin?

What are some treatments for hip bursitis?

How to cure hip bursitis?

How long does hip bursitis last?

What do the experts think, should my hip bursitis ever go away?

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