A 41-year-old member asked:
i went to an orthopedic specialist, and was told that i have bursitis in the hip area. what should i do now?
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Dr. David Cohen answered
41 years experience Internal Medicine
See below: Consider a steroid injection into the bursa. Ask the orthopedist if he/she does such as procedure.
Answered on Mar 28, 2013
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