what are some treatments for hip bursitis?

Question

Do I have to undergo physical therapy to cure trochanteric bursitis of the hip?

Answer 1

Several options: 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.

Answer 2

Varied: Treatments range from rest, heat and ice, phy. Therapy, oral meds, injection therapy, pain mgmt , laser pain therapy, custom foot orthotics.

Answer 3

History and exam: A doctor can usually diagnose hip bursitis by talking to you about your complaints and then examining your hip. The doctor may also get an x-ray. Hip bursitis usually causes pain on the outside of the hip that is worse when you lay on that side. On exam, there is usually tenderness over the boney prominence on the outside of the hip.

Answer 4

Examination: The hip has many bursas, but the most common one is the trochanteric bursa. The physican examination can usually make the diagnosis but there are settings where the diagnosis is not clear. If the examination is not certain then imaging - x-ray, ultrasound, MRI may clarify the diagnosis. Therapy includes exercise, sometimes injections, sometimes medications. Correct diagnosis = correct rx.

Answer 5

Clinical + MRI: Clinical findings, hx, physical examination are where to start. If still doubt them MRI is best.

Answer 6

Clinically: After obtaining a history (talking to the patient about their complaints) and performing a physical exam, the diagnosis of hip bursitis is usually quite obvious. There may be a role for obtaining x-rays to rule out other hip problems, such as arthritis. Mri's may be useful in patients who have failed to improve to look for other problems, eg gluteus medius tears.

Answer 7

Examine the bursa: The hip has a greater and lesser trochanter. Most bursitis pain we see in the hip is around the greater trochanter. The hip bursa is on the ouside of the pelvis. With bursitis there is pain, inflamation and swelling. The bursa is painful to touch, lying on the side, with motion and resistance. Even though swelling is said to occur i rarely see swelling when i ultrasound a painful hip bursa.

Answer 8

Some time : If there are mechanical factors causing the bursitis and those factors taken away, this could happen.

Answer 9

Varied approaches: 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.

Answer 10

Hip bursitis: The cure is to find out what caused it: a limp, weak hip muscles, inflammatory condition, gout, medicine side effect (especially statins for cholesterol). An ingrown toenail causing a limp can do it. Herniated disc causing pain or weak hip abductors will do it. Quick fix is ice constantly for 48 hrs, nsaids, and if no better, steroid (shot or pak). If persistent, get checked.

Answer 11

A couple of days: It usually resolves quickly with a local steroid injection. If it perists, it may be secondary to low back issues and not a true bursitis.

Answer 12

4to 6 weeks: Hip bursitis can take as long as 4 to 6 weeks to resolve completely with rest, antinflammotory meds and physical therapy with stretching exercises.Some patients may require steroid injection and rarely some may need aspiration and steroid injection.

Answer 13

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

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