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Hip pain and steroid injection
Anyone had a steroid injection (ultrasound guided) for arthritic hip pain? Injection also being used partially as diagnostic tool to determine if hip is the source of the problem? Did the injection offer pain relief and if so, for how long? Not ready (not good time) for hip replacement surgery.
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I had two types in hip injections depending on where the pain was and the cause. One on the side of the hip near the trochanter for bursitis. One that was into the hip capsule (through the groin area) guided by fluoroscopy for osteoarthritis.
Both hips replaced and revised (EDS) and still have pain and strength issues . Shots help but only for a few days then no difference after three weeks. MSM and Naproxen help.
I was getting steroid shots in my hips for osteoarthritis but after PT and shots for 10mo I stoped both because for me it worked for the first few shots then the first few days then not at all it made my pain worse now my pain has gotten better now that i stopped the shots and in the winter I just have to live with that pain no more of those shots for me
They made my pain worse in the long run not worth it
Yes. The SI joint injections help me to keep moving but it takes a skilled doctor to do it. Every 4 months along with daily self discipline “pain management “