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Does anyone have gluteal tendinopathy? Any successful treatments?
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 7 9:41am | Replies (124)Comment receiving replies
I just had an MRI which showed gluteal tendinopathy! I have an autoimmune disease that targets my spine and hips (Non-Radial Axial Spondyloarthopathy), and my muscles in that area hurt 24-7. Immune suppressants have made a huge difference in my life. It took 25 years to get a diagnosis, but all I know is that during those years nobody ever made the connection about how much better I felt on anti-inflammatories or steroids - they worked like magic when I was on them, but my symptoms returned fairly quickly once I stopped the course of treatment. Has anyone ever run blood work looking for inflammation markers?
Also, I'm not sure of your sex or age, but I remember seeing something recently about post-menopausal women and gluteal tendinopathy. There seems to be a correlation between the two due to the decrease in estrogen. I found the following (obviously not relevant for you if you're a guy!):
https://bsmfoundation.ca/menopause-a-pain-in-the-butt/
Hope you're able to find something that works.
Best, Pauline 🙂
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Yes, also diagnosed with Gluteal Tendinopathy which orthopedic thought for a long time was Burtitis in the hip. I have also tried acupuncture, dry needling, myofascial trigger massage, regular massage, red light therapy, grounding sheet, PT, stretch labs, etc. Agree on reading about low estrogen can debilitate the tendons. I find most of my tendons throughout my body are not like they used to be and hurt repeatedly. TMJ, shoulder blades, ankles, knees, hips and low back. MRI's show mild arthritis but doesn't seem enough to cause this much pain. It doesn't take much to aggravate any one of them and be out for days. I am not one to think about HRT because of its possible cardiovascular and cancer risks but I am almost there to try it.
How is Non-Radial Axial Spondyloarthropathy diagnosed?
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Hello pm56, I was wondering, the MRI you took, was it specifically for the hip? I have a MRI Abdomen scheduled and was wondering if that would show any issue of gluteal tendinopathy, or if you need to MRI a specific area?
thanks you in advance,
Donna