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A 39-year-old female asked:

Went to dr over 1 1/2 weeks ago for hip and joint pain on left side and dr gave ibuprofen and said it was bursitis and ibuprofen has not helped. next?

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Rheumatology 54 years experience

See details: A trochanteric bursitis usually will resolve with a local cortisone injection. In my experience, nsaids rarely help.

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