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PRP Injection for left and right gluteal tendon tear

Posted by noelles @noelles, Sep 1, 2023

I am 10 days out from a PRP injection in Left hip. 8 months ago y chair collapsed and I fell backwards. Urgent Care x ray reveals no tail bone fracture but needed a special pillow to sit on due to pain in that area. Stopped daily yoga class, and started warm water pools aerobics, continued walking 2 to 3 miles on off days. Fast forward to August and after seeing 3 doctor, this current one is a pain specialist, it has been revealed that I have gluteal tendon tears on left and right. Pain has been increasing incrementally. Evidently, Left hip is elevated above right hip. Plan is to also perform PRP injection on right hip in about 2 weeks. Unable to bend over(causes hours of pain and pain down left leg). Doctor thinks left may need another PRP injection before this whole episode begins to improve.

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hkjp | @hkjp | Feb 8 7:51am
In reply to @bjboelter "I just had PRP injections 2 days ago for gluteal minimus and gluteal medius tendon tears...." + (show)
@bjboelter

I just had PRP injections 2 days ago for gluteal minimus and gluteal medius tendon tears. I can't believe how much the pain has increased since the injections! I am trying to remain positive even though I know it is a long process. How long after did you start to notice a reduction in pain? I am using a walker and putting very little pressure on right leg, but I don't have great upper body strength. I always walked 3-5 miles a day, but didn't do a lot of upper body. I'm 70 years old and in pretty good shape. Barb

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How are you doing now, a few months prp.

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heyjoe415 | @heyjoe415 | Feb 9 6:45am

Ni Noel,

Sorry for what you're going through. Question - wouldn't a tendon tear require surgery to repair? I'm just curious about your surgeon's opinion. I can't think of a torn tendon that wouldn't require surgical re-attachment.

All the best to you.

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bayhorse | @bayhorse | Feb 11 2:56pm

Is MRI the only way to diagnose gluteal tendon tears?

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Ann Shrader | @annshrader | Feb 13 11:17am
In reply to @noelles "PRP is also out of pocket. I got 3 estimates…$750 for left side only 1700 for..." + (show)
@noelles

PRP is also out of pocket. I got 3 estimates…$750 for left side only 1700 for left side only , and 1200 (for both left and right tendon tear)…went with the last one as that doc actually did an MRI to see that there were tears on both the left and right while 2 previous docs were just going to inject steroids into the right side without knowing that it too was a tear. Just before the PRP, office manager called to say that the $1200 estimate had been changed to $2000 for both sides. I know PRP has been used for years, but am not sure if enough research has been performed for it to be accepted as something that can be paid for by insurance. 3rd physician is careful and calculating and I trust her much more than 2 previous physicians who I felt were very anxious to bring cash into the medical practice, affecting their diagnosing paths.

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I am not sure the warm water aerobic would cause the problem to be worse. It would be interesting to see the studies justifying it.

I don't here too much discussion on how diet and exercise factor into prp but I made some changes when I had PRP done on both my knees. The most obvious benefit was reduced inflammation. The human body is meant to move, so if you have muscles that are forming scars as the structure heals, then movement would become less enjoyable.

Best

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